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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson Indicted On Corruption Charges

WASHINGTON - Former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson engaged in a wide-ranging pay-for-play scheme, accepting cash, campaign contributions and other gifts in exchange for helping developers secure millions of dollars in federal grant money, according to an indictment returned by a grand jury Monday.

Johnson, 61, was arrested in November along with his wife, Leslie Johnson, after FBI agents listened to a telephone conversation in which he advised her to flush a $100,000 check from a developer down the toilet and conceal nearly $80,000 in cash in her underwear.

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1 comment:

EdenMan said...

The Feds knew he was corrupt for years...what took them so long?