Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson, arrested in a corruption probe Friday, told his wife to hide tens of thousands of dollars in her underwear as federal agents arrived at his house to search for illegal payoffs from a developer, federal prosecutors have charged.Caught in an FBI sting taking a $15,000 payment from an unnamed developer Friday, Mr. Johnson later told his wife by telephone not to answer the door when two FBI agents came to their home, authorities said.
The county executive, a Democrat who was previously the county's top prosecutor, then told his wife, Leslie Johnson, to tear up a $100,000 check from the developer and stash tens of thousands of dollars in cash in her bra, authorities said in charging documents.
"Tear it up! That is the only thing you have to do," Mr. Johnson told his wife, referring to the check, according to prosecutors.
Asked by his wife about "cash down in the basement," the documents say Mr. Johnson replied, "Put it in your bra and walk out or something, I don't know what to do."
Later, Mr. Johnson told his wife to flush the check down the toilet, according to documents.
"Yes, flush that," he said.
FBI agents, in a search of Mrs. Johnson, recovered $79,600 in cash from her underwear, officials said.
U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod Rosenstein said the investigations are ongoing and that additional charges are expected.
Richard A. McFeely, special agent in charge of the FBI, said the charges followed a "long and complex investigation."
"Yes, flush that," he said.
FBI agents, in a search of Mrs. Johnson, recovered $79,600 in cash from her underwear, officials said.
U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod Rosenstein said the investigations are ongoing and that additional charges are expected.
Richard A. McFeely, special agent in charge of the FBI, said the charges followed a "long and complex investigation."
if ya notice, they dont mention the word "democrat" until paragraph 14 of the story. had it been a republican, it wouldve been in the title and several times throughout the story.
ReplyDeleteMmmm , I hate to say again , must be a culture thing! Is he related or did he just learn from obama?
ReplyDeletePG county , satan's breeding ground.
Really, a culture thing? Last I checked, politicians of all striped from all around the country have been scooped up in corruption cases.
ReplyDelete9:05, stop selectively reading the news and you'll find it's alot less bias than you think. Check any story on Rangel. The "Dem" label is up front and center. This guy is a local pol. so party affiliation shouldn't matter as much.
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ReplyDeletei dont selectively read. i read in entirety and have noticed this happens alot. i have brought it to the attention of several others as well. this happens WAAY too much much to be conicidence.
Wish they'd to a sting like this locally to find out who all the politicians are who did this same thing with developers when before the real estate bubble busted!
ReplyDeleteBet we'd all be amazed at the amount of money that changed hands in some of the locales.
10:45 Paranoid much? Last couple weeks we all heard how the democrats were going to steal the election, what happened to that?
ReplyDeletewithout concrete examples you're just blowing hot air
ReplyDelete1047 you would be.
ReplyDeleteFinally, the corrupt starting to held accountable.
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ReplyDeleteReally, a culture thing? Last I checked, politicians of all striped from all around the country have been scooped up in corruption cases.
9:05, stop selectively reading the news and you'll find it's alot less bias than you think. Check any story on Rangel. The "Dem" label is up front and center. This guy is a local pol. so party affiliation shouldn't matter as much.
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I think he was right on the money with the cultural thing comment!!
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ReplyDeleteThe really corrupt are the heads of the Federal Reserve Bank, Goldmann Sachs, etc.
12:33, probably because you are apart of the crew that does selectively look at the facts. Show me a "cultural group" that has a monopoly on corruption. You can't, but I'm sure you'll continue to spout nonsense for us.
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ReplyDeletejust look at the population of jails. just looks at inner city schools. just look at the description of most violent crimes.
I see that while you try to use shady evidence to support your claim, you say nothing about the plethora of politicians from all races and political sides that have been caught in all kinds of ethics scandals. Kind of makes your point pointless.
ReplyDeletelol he said 'shady'
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