Jack B. Johnson

Jack B. Johnson
6th Executive of Prince George's County
In office
December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010[1]
Preceded byWayne K. Curry
Succeeded byRushern Baker
ConstituencyPrince George's County
State's Attorney of Prince George's County
In office
August 1994 – December 2002
Preceded byAlexander Williams Jr.
Succeeded byGlenn Ivey
Personal details
Born
Jack Bruce Johnson

(1949-04-03) April 3, 1949 (age 75)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLeslie Johnson
EducationBenedict College (BBA)
Howard University (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States of America[1]
Branch/service United States Army[1]
Years of service1970–1976[1]

Jack Bruce Johnson (born April 3, 1949) is a former American politician and lawyer. He was a Maryland state's attorney and was, from 2002 to 2010, the county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland. He was elected state's attorney in November 1994 and served as county executive from December 2002 to December 2010.[1] On November 12, 2010, both Johnson and his wife were indicted on federal charges as part of a larger political corruption scandal in the county.[2]

On May 17, 2011, Johnson pleaded guilty to extortion and witness- and evidence-tampering.[3] He served most of his seven-year and three-month sentence at the Cumberland Federal Correctional Institution, with prisoner number 52777-037.[4] On December 15, 2016, Johnson was released to a federal halfway house near Baltimore.[5] He was released from federal custody in June 2017.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jack B. Johnson, County Executive". Maryland Archives. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WaPo-Nov122010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Castaneda, Ruben; Spivack, Miranda S. (May 17, 2011). "Johnson, ex-county executive in Prince George's, pleads guilty to taking bribes". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Inmate Locator". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ex-Prince George's Co. Exec Jack Johnson at Halfway House After Release From Federal Prison". NBC Washington. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Thompson, Cheryl W. (June 2, 2017). "Jack B. Johnson being released after five years in prison". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2017.