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Two Mississippi businessmen have been cleared of all charges in a case where they were accused of fraudulently receiving more than $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief. Columbus residents Jabari
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Two Mississippi businessmen have been cleared of all charges in a case where they were accused of fraudulently receiving more than $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief. Columbus residents Jabari Ogbanna Edwards and Antwann Richardson were found not guilty Friday by a federal jury in Oxford. They were indicted in June 2022 on charges including money laundering and wire fraud. Edwards held a news conference Tuesday in Columbus to thank supporters. His attorney Wil Colom says the prosecution was malicious and should have never happened. In April 2020, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves appointed Edwar...
Federal Judge Sharion Aycock denied a second attempt by Jabari Edwards to get allegedly incriminating statements he made to federal agents thrown out.
Attorneys for Jabari Edwards and Antwann Richardson are asking a federal judge to compel the government to release the identities of witnesses set to testify against them, as well as provide documents they claim are being withheld.