Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson was granted two more weeks on the outside before he must report to federal prison.
U.S District Court Judge Peter Messitte gave Johnson, who pleaded guilty in December to federal corruption charges stemming from pay-to-play schemes he instigated in Prince George’s, another two weeks before he must turn himself in.
Johnson, 62, was scheduled to report for prison on Feb. 3, but the federal Bureau of Prisons is still finishing evaluations and placement plans for him, the Washington Post reported. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Officials said delays such as this are common.
Johnson’s wife, former Councilwoman Leslie Johnson, who pleaded guilty to hiding $79,600 in her bra and panties and flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet in an attempt to evade federal agents, must turn herself in on March 9.
Leslie was sentenced to one year and one day in prison.
