The Justice Department said nice try in response to Jody Owens' ambush in U.S. District Court last month.
A federal grand jury indicted Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Mayor Lumumba, and City Councilman Aaron Banks on public corruption charges in 2024. Former Councilwoman Angelique Lee and insurance mogul Marve Smith pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit bribery in 2024 as well.
Owens filed a motion to dismiss with a supporting memorandum and 47 exhibits January 26 in U.S. District Court. The Justice Department almost immediately asked U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III to seal the filing the same day, claiming it violated a protective order.
Judge Jordan granted the request and sealed the filings the next day but not before most of the local media downloaded the motion and the supporting exhibits.
JJ published several of the exhibits with redactions. The exhibits contained raw reports as well as the names of federal agents.
The Justice Department fired back with a new filing yesterday:
So, JJ would love to report what the Justice Department filed with the Court but that is kind of hard to do when the filing is sealed.
Attorney Rob McDuff recently filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Owens.
Stay tuned.
9 comments:
F.A.F.O., Jody.
Is defense attorney McDuff tired of Owens's BS? Defending a sitting DA on criminal charges must be like two tom cats in a gunny sack.
Rob McDuff filed to withdraw as Owens counsel? That'll make an impact!
Owens' cigar money peters out- McDuff Bails. Look for more defense counsel withdrawals in the near future. There is not enough garbage can $$ to make it through trial.
As a "part-time" DA Owens must not make very much.
who does Dennis Sweet represent in this matter?
His own interests.
Did Jody use up all of the slush fund money in his office safe?
I hear bad habits can be expensive and not conducive to good financial planning.
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