Prosecutors with the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office say former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson should have no problem paying a $100,000 fine before he begins an 87-month prison sentence.
Johnson, who pleaded guilty last summer to his role in wide-ranging pay-to-play schemes in the county, has asked to defer payments of the fine until his prison sentence is complete, but prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday requesting the fine be paid now, according to the Washington Times.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said Johnson has the means to pay the fine immediately – records of Johnson’s bank accounts show he has $211,956.
Johnson is scheduled to begin his sentence on Saturday.
His wife, former County 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 by March 9.
