Democrat Jackson City, Mississippi councilwoman Angelique Lee was charged over the summer after she was caught accepting bribes of luxury shoes, handbags and other gifts for votes in favor of donors.
According to court documents, Angelique Lee accepted $19,000 in cash and luxury items from February 2024 to March 2024.
The cash and gifts were given to Lee from an unindicted co-conspirator.
Lee agreed to shut down a road and vote to approve a real estate development for a hotel at the Jackson Convention Complex. The fictitious deal involved two undercover FBI agents who pretended to be real estate developers from Nashville, Tennessee who wanted to invest in the project.
Lee was forced to forfeit Valentino shoes, a Christian Louboutin bag and a pair of Louboutin sandals.
Angelique Lee resigned in August after being hit with bribery charges.
Sentencing for Angelique Lee is scheduled for November 13.
WJTV reported:
The sentencing hearing for a former Jackson councilwoman has been continued.
According to court documents, the hearing for Angelique Lee will be continued until further order of the federal court. She was scheduled to be sentenced on November 13, 2024.
In August 2024, Lee resigned from the Jackson City Council after she was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery.
Prosecutors said the former Ward 2 councilwoman accepted cash, deposits and other gifts for her future votes in favor of two unidentified individuals’ proposed real estate development project in the City of Jackson. Both individuals were confidential human sources employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The documents showed that Lee accepted $19,000 from February 2024 to March 2024.
Lee was ordered to forfeit several items, including more than $13,000 in U.S. currency, a pair of Valentino wedge sandals, a Christian Louboutin tote bag, and a pair of Christian Louboutin sandals.
