There are 149 article(s) tagged Edmund Ford Jr.:

• March 2025

  • School takeover terms still taking shape in Legislature

    The legislation and local reaction to it were among the topics discussed by a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2025

  • For years, Mayor has tried to appoint new members to ethics board. County Commission hasn’t taken a single vote

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has produced six letters, going back to April 2021, in which he asked the County Commission to vote on new ethics board members. 

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2025

  • County Commission will continue giving grants, despite federal bribery case

    A proposed one-month moratorium on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners’ grant program was voted down, but the commission may change how grants are made. There could also changes to the ethics board. 

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    County Commission has little appetite for giving itself a raise

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2025

  • After 17 years in elected office, Edmund Ford Jr. is at a crossroads

    The Shelby County commissioner faces federal bribery and tax-evasion charges as he nears the end of his second term on the Board of Commissioners and after 11 years on the Memphis City Council before that.

    By Bill Dries March 10, 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. appears in federal court Thursday

    David Pritchard, who is prosecuting the case, told Judge Thomas Parker he expects to hand over 80,000 pages of documents and 512 gigabytes of phone and computer records to Ford Jr.’s attorney Michael Scholl.

    By Aarron Fleming March 06, 2025

  • Commissioners weigh moratorium on program at heart of Ford indictment

    The grant program that allots each county commissioner $200,000 is at the heart of federal bribery and tax-evasion charges against Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who was indicted last week, has been placed on leave without pay from his city job, the City of Memphis said Tuesday, March 4. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 05, 2025

  • How much time is Edmund Ford Jr. facing?

    The Shelby County commissioner has pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged bribery and attempted tax evasion, and he faces a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. Though, if convicted, he likely would not see that much time behind bars.

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    Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job

    Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show

    Inside proposed ethics changes for county government

    Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grants

    By Aarron Fleming March 05, 2025

  • Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright identified three additional instances where Ford steered county funds to nonprofits federal investigators associated with an alleged kickback scheme.

    By Laura Testino March 04, 2025

  • Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grants

    Mayor Lee Harris also said he wants to meet with attorneys and other elected officials to see if further steps need to be taken.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2025

  • Here are the nonprofits tied to Edmund Ford Jr.'s alleged bribery scheme

    While the indictment does not name the nonprofits, The Daily Memphian analyzed meeting minutes from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Memphis City Council to determine which nonprofits were likely involved.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Laura Testino March 03, 2025

  • Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelines

    There is no provision for removing a Shelby County commissioner facing criminal charges, but there is a push to strengthen the ethics commission’s role, Chairman Michael Whaley said.

    By Bill Dries, Jody Callahan March 03, 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. indicted on bribery, tax evasion charges

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been indicted on one count of alleged bribery and kickbacks and six counts of attempted tax evasion, according to federal court documents filed Friday, Feb. 28. 

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    Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities

    Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelines

    By Samuel Hardiman, Aarron Fleming March 03, 2025

• February 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. entered the Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis at about 9:35 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 28, 2025

  • County Commission moves forward on sheriff’s pay raise, but not its own

    County commissioners are considering a raise for the whoever is elected Shelby County sheriff in 2026. Meanwhile, a proposal to give the next group of commissioners a pay raise was withdrawn.

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2025

  • Shelby County Commission considers MSCS audit

    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will vote on the resolution at its Monday, Feb. 10, meeting, authorizing $50,000 from the commission’s contingency fund to pay for the audit.

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2025

• December 2024

  • County approves Frayser school funding despite news of MSCS turmoil

    There were no votes opposing the new Frayser high school, but word that the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will vote on a possible ouster of Superintendent Marie Feagins cast a long shadow over the discussion.

    By Bill Dries December 16, 2024

  • Shelby County Commission looks for smoother, swifter budget season

    The rules discussed at a Saturday, Dec. 14, retreat at Shelby Farms Park include a budget subcommittee to hash out details of budget amendments.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2024

• August 2024

  • Shelby County ballot question on legal counsel advances

    The measure, which would go on the Nov. 5 ballot, allows the Shelby County Commission to hire its own legal counsel. A final vote to put it to county voters is expected some time next week.

    By Bill Dries August 15, 2024

  • More county funding for Whitehaven STEM Center tops Commission agenda

    The proposed budget amendment comes less than two months after the start of the new county government fiscal year.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2024

• February 2024

  • County Commission to tackle DA funding, extending solar farm moratorium

    The commission may put off immediate funding for the prosecutors office until budget season. Meanwhile, commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. continues to threaten legal action against other commissioners — the second time in less than a week.

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2024

• January 2024

  • Ford hints at possible commission recall

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. said Monday, Jan. 29, that he plans to ask local election officials how to recall another county commissioner.

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2024

  • Commission approves juvenile court ‘reporting center’ for first-time offenders

    Children selected for the center will be awaiting juvenile court decisions or adjudications of their cases; the minors will come in groups of 16, with six cohorts a year at the facility. The County Commission also approved a Citizen Law Enforcement Review Committee. 

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2024

  • County Commission to start 2024 by diving into parliamentary procedure

    Shelby County commissioners start the new year Monday, Jan. 8, with a short agenda and a deeper dive into the details and rules of getting to votes on resolutions and ordinances.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2024

• December 2023

  • Ford v. Lowery case dismissed

    The case of one county commissioner against another was dismissed in court Wednesday, Dec. 20. 

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2023