MEMPHIS — Shelby County Commissioner Michael Hooks Sr. pleaded guilty Monday to a charge from the Tennessee Waltz public corruption investigation. Hooks was accused of taking $24,000 in payoffs from FBI agents posing as businessmen seeking a contract with county government. He pleaded guilty to one count of a two-count federal indictment, admitting that he took a bribe during the sting operation. Hooks is one of 11 people, including five current or former state lawmakers, charged in the investigation code named Tennessee Waltz and built around a fake company called E-Cycle Management that was seeking favors from government. Hooks' plea...