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A federal indictment made public Thursday accused Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson of accepting secret funding for his trucking business from a clout-heavy waste hauling firm and then lying about it in a civil deposition. The indictment filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court on Thursday charged Jackson, 49, with perjury and obstruction of justice. An arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday .