"The news involving Commissioner Edmund Ford, Jr., if proven true, is disheartening," Shelby County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michael Whaley said in an email statement.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., a member of the longtime Memphis political family, was indicted in late February on bribery and tax evasion charges.

What is Edmund Ford Jr. charged with? The charges stem from an alleged bribery scheme involving grant resolutions he sponsored while serving on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. due to Ford's pending federal charges for bribery and tax evasion. Harris stated that suspending activity is ...

Also, Congressman Steve Cohen announced an EPA grant to address air pollution and legislators honored Fred Smith.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted down a grant moratorium proposed in response to the federal indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. due to Ford's pending federal charges for bribery and tax evasion.

The Shelby County Commissioners Committee held its first meeting since Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was arrested for federal charges.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been told "not" to contact several people as his bribery and kickbacks case makes its way through the courts.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was back at work Wednesday for the first time since his federal indictment.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. speaks during a Shelby County Board of Commissioners committee meeting in Downtown Memphis, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Edmund Ford Jr. has been federally charged with bribery and tax evasion, court records show. Here's what we know.