Shocker... County Executive Jack Johnson Who was a Prosecutor Pleads Guilty
Posted on 05/18/2011 5:14:20 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two felony charges involving thousands of dollars in bribes he solicited as part of a “pay-to-play” culture federal authorities say he fostered throughout his two terms in office.
Johnson, who led Prince George’s from 2002 to December and was the county’s top prosecutor for eight years before that, entered his guilty plea in federal court in Greenbelt on charges of extortion and witness and evidence tampering.
As part of the plea, he admitted accepting a $100,000 check from a county developer in exchange for securing federal funding for the developer’s projects in Prince George’s County. He also admitted to instructing his wife, County Council member Leslie Johnson, to destroy the check as federal agents came to his home to serve a search warrant.
“The mountain of evidence and Jack Johnson’s admission of guilt paint a shocking picture of almost a decade of greed and deceit,” said Leo Taddeo, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI Baltimore field office, after the hearing.
Under the agreement announced Tuesday, prosecutors will not pursue six other counts.
The two counts to which Johnson, 62, pleaded guilty each carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein said sentencing guidelines for the case recommend an 11- to 13-year jail sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 15.
Both in court, where he provided hesitant answers to U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte’s questions, and outside the courthouse after entering his guilty plea, Johnson indicated there was more to his side of the story that he was unable to share until his sentencing.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Do I have to ask?
“If the political party of the criminal offender is not mentioned in the first paragragh of the story...odds are...that offender is a democrat” - Crim’s law
They always say that before copping a plea.
He pleads guilty to two counts out of eight that have 20 year max sentences. Makes you wonder what the other six counts were they had to have been worse.
This corrupt fool and his loser corrupt fool wife were spouting how they would be “vindicated” several weeks ago when their loser butts were arrested. Some vindication, huh?
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Johnson can always hope that 0boma or Holder the Clown will pardon “their” people.
There are a few Farmers down around Baden, but you are right, most have left
Guess who carried Steny Hoyer this last election.
PG County, and the refugees from PG who loaded up Waldorf with car thieves and thugs.
Republicans have been long outlawed in PG County, so let that be your guide.
In addition, later in the story, this quote: “I’m very sorry for what happened,” he said. “We all sin and fall short of the glory of the Lord.”
Who’s the only party that suddenly discovers religion when their members get caught?
Odd that the Wash Times, a conservative paper, wouldn’t print it, but maybe they figured it was unnecessary for the above reasons.
Not exactly. There's still one stubborn holdout in Oxon Hill... Me...
the infowarrior
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