On Thursday, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks all appeared in U.S. District Court for their initial appearances.
They all pleaded not guilty.
Docket information was made available on the federal court’s website Thursday morning, less than a day after Lumumba said in a video statement that he had been indicted.
Indictments reveal Owens is facing eight federal counts, while Lumumba is facing five, and Banks is facing two counts.
Owens charges include one count of conspiracy, three separate counts of federal program bribery, one count of using an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, honest services wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements.
Lumumba is facing one conspiracy charge, a federal program bribery charge, use of an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, honest services wire fraud, and money laundering.
