July 08, 2026 11:11 AM ET Former Democratic Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. The former Democrat mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers, Fox News Digital reported. Democratic Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who funneled the bribes, pleaded guilty on June 29.Lumumba and Owens each face five years in prison, the outlet reported. “Lumumba accepted the checks knowing and understanding that the money was from the Developers, and that it was being offered in exchange for official action from Lumumba in favor of the Developers’ proposed development project,” the indictment states. Lumumba’s primary