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Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks, right, heads to the Thad Cochran United State Courthouse in Jackson to appear at a 1:30 p.m. court hearing Thursday, after being indicted on federal charges ...
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were revealed to be the three other alleged conspirators in the scandal that also ...
In a widening corruption scandal in Jackson, Mississippi, three local leaders have been indicted on federal charges, including the mayor, district attorney and a councilman.. Mayor Chokwe Antar ...
John Connally (R-TX) was accused of accepting a $10,000 bribe (Milk Money scandal). He was acquitted. (1975) [269] Richard Tonry (D-LA) pleaded guilty to receiving illegal campaign contributions. [270] Koreagate scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 30 members of Congress by the South Korean government represented by Tongsun Park.
The U.S. government ultimately appropriated $105 billion to resolve the S&L crisis. After banks repaid loans through various procedures, there was a net loss to taxpayers of $40 billion by the end of 1999. [33] The RTC decides to sell the massive amount of bad real estate debt it holds to investors.
House banking scandal [112] The House of Representatives Bank found that 450 members had overdrawn their checking accounts, but not been penalized. Six were convicted of charges, most only tangentially related to the House Bank itself. Twenty-two more of the most prolific over-drafters were singled out by the House Ethics Committee (1992).
Banks, 47, was first elected to represent Ward 6 on the Jackson City Council in 2017. His second term ends on July 1, 2025. Banks has not resigned as a city council member.
Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks is the only member of the Jackson City Council to not respond to questions about Jackson's bribery scandal.