Leslie Johnson Reports To Prison
The former councilwoman convicted of conspiracy starts her sentence in a West Virginia prison Friday.
Former Prince George's County councilwoman Leslie Johnson headed to a West Virginia prison Friday to start her year-and-a-day-long sentence, ABC7 reports.
Johnson pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy for her role in a corruption scheme lead by her husband, former county executive Jack Johnson, who is currently serving his sentence in a North Carolina prison.
She is infamously known for stuffing cash into her bra after being directed to do so by her husband, while they were being wiretapped by federal investigators.
Ken Montville
6:44 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Hopefully, she'll have learned that corruption doesn't pay. More likely, she'll just come out embittered that *she* was the one that got caught. I'm just glad that she and her husband are doing time instead of a little slap on the wrist for being some of the most corrupt politicians in memory.
Kathie Peterson
9:23 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
she should not receive a pension either.
RVN6768
8:09 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Glad to see another PG politician in jail for criminal activity. PG is running a close second to the bums on the DC council.
madmary
1:20 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012
No Anne Arundel County can run close behind, My county councilman is in jail for tax evasion. My county executive used county car for sexual exursions and using the county police as his valet service.
patches
8:27 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012
They need to be banned from the state forever. Liars, Lawyers. Don't need ya, Bye, Bye. Hope the other Politicians see the LIGHT!
JH
12:36 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Another Obama bot that faces jail time like the rest. All about illegal activity to support a 1% life style. These people are all frauds.
buckeye
1:04 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
What does Obama have to do with this?
John R Robison
2:36 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012
Unlike the Bush Bots who should have gone to jail, she was actually prosecuted and no pardon is headed her way.
Lynell
3:48 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Whites been getting away with this kind of stuff for centuries..."OH NO, when blacks start doing it, the U.S can't have that, it's news "!!!!!! What else is new?
Danny
4:46 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
i'm sorry, but do you know of any other incident in which a woman of any racial background stuffed cash in her bra at the direction of her politician husband? i'm drawing a blank here. i guess it happens all the time to "whites" but just doesn't get reported.
Mark G
8:32 am on Friday, April 20, 2012
Corruption is as old as civilization and history demonstrates that it has been practiced by men and women of all ethnicities and cultures.
Part of what characterizes any culture is its tolerance of corruption (or lack thereof).
Prince Georges County has seen plenty of corruption over the years and has in many cases accepted it as part of how we do things. The county has gotten a reputation for shady, sleazy operations and as a result we've seen a lot of shoddy , poorly planned developments, dubious businesses and more crime than we deserve.
Whatever the backgrounds of the politicians and officals who've been guilty of corruption we should develop a low tolerance for crooks and keep a closer idea on our politicians.