Edmund Ford Jr. pleads guilty to tax evasion
Shelby County commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. pleaded guilty to five federal charges of tax evasion. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 2, to five federal charges of tax evasion.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker did not sentence Ford on Monday. He will do so on June 12.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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