Johnson Scandal Made Headlines Beyond Prince George's County

Ever since Metro area news outlets broke the story over a year ago about a involving former Prince George’s County Executive , a number of other reports concerning Johnson, his wife and other co-conspirators have poured out.

Readers can find information on the scandal—some tongue-in-cheek, some serious—about Johnson and his wife, former county councilwoman, , who both will be sentenced this week for their roles in a federal case that rocked the county.

Jack Johnson said prosecutors wanted to put minorities in jail in this video released by the U.S. Attorney’s office and reported in The Washington Post. This surveillance video shows Johnson allegedly taking a $1,500 bribe from a Laurel physician.

"If one of the prosecutors are able to bring somebody like me down, they brag their whole career, ‘I prosecuted Jack Johnson.'" He later added, "God works in mysterious ways."

From the Washington Times, here’s what co-conspirator Amrik Singh Melhi said about Johnson:

“He is the biggest crook in the f–– whole county. He’s the low you can get with two grand.”

Melhi, owner of and other liquor outlets, pleaded guilty in June to bribing Johnson. Court documents reflect that Melhi made this comment to an undercover investigator regarding Johnson’s willingness to be bribed for as little as $2,000.

Here are the names of some of the non-traditional reporting agencies who picked up the story:

• CorruptAuthority.com

• Bossip.com

• Hollywood Goodfella (a Wordpress blog)

• SolomonScandals.com

• PoliticalGraveyard.com

And the list goes on.

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