The recent arrests of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife have forced me to make jokes at their expense. The extent of the corruption that these two have been implicated with is only just starting to be released, and the domino effect is already mind-boggling. This whole situation with the Johnsons makes me wonder just how much shady business routinely goes on and does not get caught. I’ve even wondered if it’s even realistically possible to own a legitimate, thriving business anymore without having to break laws and grease palms. It’s going to be interesting to see how this all plays out.
As far as Jack and Leslie Johnson, I knew they were screwed when initial reports of the arrest claimed that the FBI hired a plumber to check their pipes for flushed evidence. You know you want to catch someone when you hire people to sift through piss and poo for remnants of a torn up check. Then, once the ripped up doo-doo check is found, it has to be pieced back together and preserved for the trial. If the FBI is taking things that far, they are going to THROW THE MOTHERF*CKIN’ BOOK at the Johnsons!
Reports claim that arresting officers recovered almost $80,000 in Leslie Johnson’s underwear, which in itself is worthy of a blog entry. You can’t fit that much in a thong, so was she wearing granny panties? Is she a big girl or something? Was the cash all $100 bills? So many questions…
When Jack Johnson called his wife and told her to tear up the check, flush it and stash the cash in her draws, I bet he sounded like Joe Clark in Lean On Me, talking ’bout “CODE 10! CODE 10!” I really hope that the audio of that call gets released soon. If they were smart, they would have burned the check instead of flushing it. Then again, criminal hindsight is always 20-20.
The worst part about this is that I have a bad feeling that someone I know or have met will end up involved in this mess by the time it’s said and done. The DC area is not that big, so I hope I don’t see any familiar names in the news. As far as Jack Johnson and Leslie Johnson, I’m really surprised. Not at the fact that they got arrested; I am surprised that I made my way through an entire entry chock-full of the word “Johnson” without resorting to making a dick joke. I’m somewhat proud of myself for that!
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LMAO @ the Joe Clark reference….
dayum shame, SMH!!!!!
“Code 10! Get those chains of the doors…the enemy is here!”
The money was in her bra which really makes you wonder. The transcript of the call is included in this document: http://www.scribd.com/doc/42239706/Jack-Leslie-Johnson-Affidavit