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Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from developers and accepting assorted gifts during a tenure that prosecutors say was rife with greed, corruption and an unchecked pay-to-play culture.
The investigation into Johnson, who led Prince George’s County from 2002 until 2010, came to light more than a year ago when federal authorities tapping his phone heard him directing his wife to flush down the toilet an illicit $100,000 check from a developer and to stuff nearly $80,000 in cash in her undergarments. The orders came as FBI agents tried to get into the couple’s home after witnessing Johnson accepting $15,000 in cash from a developer.
Former PG County Executive Jack Johnson sentenced to more than 7 years for corruption - The Washington Post
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These White Collar perp walks are becoming, an almost daily occurrence! While wishing good-will to all: the for profit prisons are bursting at the seams with inmates; some being released after serving 10-20 yrs... innocent as charged.The scales of justice seems to be coming back into balance! One has to wonder though, where has "with liberty and justice for all" been for so long?
Ah, in the hands of Republicans... As they FILIBUSTER the nominee for the 'CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY'. I guess in their minds, white collar crooks, the 'CREATORS', should ABSOLUTELY be able to play PREDATOR on the 'little people', their PREY???
The End...
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#1 - Thu Dec 8, 2011 8:01 AM ESTAs far as I know, there are no for-profit prisons in the state of Maryland and I hope there never will be.
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