The CA examined public records and the indictment of Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. to make a timeline. Here's how things have played out.

The move comes after the indictment of Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who federal investigators said used the grants to put money into his own pocket.

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was indicted last week on one count of alleged bribery and kickbacks and six counts of attempted tax evasion. The federal indictment filed Thursday, Feb. 27, reveals businesses tied to Ford deposited more than $250,000 into bank accounts from various nonprofits from 2017 to 2021.

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

The federal indictment against Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford, Jr. outlines a complicated scheme involving government grants, nonprofits, bank accounts and businesses.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. is expected to turn himself in to federal authorities tomorrow, sources tell ABC24. The law enforcement source said that Ford Jr. was indicted in federal court.

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.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, in first statement since Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was indicted, asked for a pause in Ford's role in giving grants.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Monday asked that the Shelby County Commission to pause Edmund Ford Jr.'s participation in the grant-making process amid a federal investigation into the commissioner's alleged bribery scheme.