Mississippi Bribing: Mayor Backed by Bernie Sanders Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges Days After Guilty Plea by Soros-Backed County DA ^48.8%

freebeacon.com - By Chuck Ross - 7/9/2026, 8:59 AM

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The former mayor of Jackson, Miss.—who was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.)—pleaded guilty to federal bribery and conspiracy charges, the latest Sanders-backed politician to fall from grace this week. His guilty plea comes days after the former district attorney for Hinds County, which includes much of Jackson, pleaded guilty to... more