FBI undercover probe in Jackson, Mississippi stokes Tallahassee déjà vu

Federal prosecutors secured two high-profile guilty pleas in Jackson, Mississippi after an undercover public corruption case that should give Tallahassee residents a sense of déjà vu.

A week after Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba followed suit, as he admitted guilt in federal court in a bribery case that has hung over Jackson for nearly two years.

During the hearing, Lumumba pleaded guilty to Count 1 conspiracy related to the scandal that rocked his administration…

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