Jack B. Johnson
| Jack B. Johnson | |
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| 6th Executive of Prince George's County | |
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In office December 2, 2002 – December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne K. Curry |
| Succeeded by | Rushern Baker |
| Constituency | Prince George's County |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jack Bruce Johnson April 3, 1949 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie E. Johnson |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1970–1976 |
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. 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.
On May 17, 2011, Johnson pleaded guilty to extortion and witness- and evidence-tampering. He is currently serving a seven-year and three-month sentence at the Cumberland Federal Correctional Institution, with prisoner number 52777-037, and a projected release date of June 10, 2017. As of December 15, 2016, Johnson has been released to a federal halfway house near Baltimore.
Johnson grew up on Johns Island, located outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The fifth of ten children, Johnson's mother was a maid and his father was a farmer who raised white potatoes, okra, and string breans. He attended a segregated high school, which he claimed heavily shaped his worldview as a young person.
In 1970, Johnson received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Benedict College, an historically black school in Columbia, South Carolina. He also served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1976. After college, Johnson's goal was to "get a nice job" where he could "wear a suit", which led him to the accounting department of a life insurance company in New York City. Johnson returned to school soon after and graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1975 with a J.D. He entered into a legal career with the Internal Revenue Service, where he spent nearly a decade from 1975 to 1984 working as an attorney for the chief counsel. For a brief period from 1984 to 1987, Johnson was associate professor of tax law at North Carolina Central University School of Law.
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