Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show
Federal investigators alleged in an indictment unsealed on Feb. 28 that Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford, Jr. (top) steered $629,500 in county grant funds to three nonprofit organizations and funneled $264,699.70 to himself and his businesses between 2018 and 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright identified three additional instances where Ford steered county funds to nonprofits federal investigators associated with an alleged kickback scheme.
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