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A photo collage with a navy blue background shows two torn sheets of paper, with the upper one reading: "Candidate: Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 2024 Annual Report" and "Name of candidate: Friends of Jody Owens," and the lower one reading "Office sought: District Attorney" and an x marked next to a line that reads "Friday, January 31, 2025 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024). Jody Owens's signature appears below the tears. To the right of the illustration is a photo of Jody Owens, in navy blue and white tones.

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Indicted Mississippi Prosecutor Jody Owens’ Latest Campaign Finance Report Rife With Errors

by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project - Jackson, Anna Wolfe and Mississippi Today July 21, 2025January 30, 2026

Amid federal corruption charges, the campaign finance report from Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens features bad math, with thousands of dollars unaccounted for.

Closeup of Jody Owens inside at a press conference

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Indicted Hinds County District Attorney Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson May 13, 2025January 30, 2026

Side by side photos of three different men in suits, taken at different times

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Jackson Mayor, Councilman and Hinds County DA Set to Go On Trial for Bribery Case in July 2026

by Shaunicy Muhammad March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

A man in blue suit and red tie speaks with hands held together behind a podium covered in press microphones

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Hinds County Making Progress Reducing Case Backlogs, DA Says

by Shaunicy Muhammad March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

A Black man in a navy suit and blue tie walks up the steps of a courthouse with two White men wearing blue suits and holding leather briefcases.

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Jackson Officials Aren’t the First to Stay in Office Amid Corruption Charges

by Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson November 15, 2024January 30, 2026

A collage shows black-and-white photographs of three Black men and excerpts from a court indictment document on a yellow background.

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Jackson Bribery Scandal: Answers to Questions About Resignations, Recall Elections and More

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson November 12, 2024January 30, 2026

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‘They’re Not FBI, By the Way’: What the Indictments Against Top Jackson Leaders Say

by Shaunicy Muhammad November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Mayor Lumumba outside of the Federal courthouse

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Jackson Mayor, Hinds DA and Councilman Plead Not Guilty in Federal Bribery Case

by Emily Wagster Pettus and Associated Press November 7, 2024November 11, 2024

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba standing outside in a blue suit and tie. He's standing towards the sunlight and speaking

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‘Never Conspired With Anyone’: Mayor Lumumba Denies Involvement In Jackson Bribery Case

by Shaunicy Muhammad October 22, 2024October 22, 2024