Stuffing your underwear full of cash that your husband got as bribes does have consequences, after all.

Former Prince George’s County Chief Executive Jack Johnson was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $100,000 today.

Look, if you haven’t yet taken a couple of minutes to listen to the newly released recordings of former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife, former county councilmember Leslie Johnson, talking on the phone in the minutes before federal agents busted down their door and took them into custody on bribery-related charges, we’re going to go ahead and recommend that you do that now.

There’s no shortage of ridiculously lax regulations for the District’s politicians, that’s for sure. But Prince George’s County can be just as pointlessly lenient!

Leslie Johnson, the wife of former Prince George’s County executive Jack Johnson and a member on the county’s legislative Council, is set to announce she’ll resign from her position today.

Sitting Prince George’s County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson pled guilty this morning to charges stemming from her involvement in a federal corruption probe. Johnson admitted guilt on two charges of witness and evidence tampering.

While we have a brief break between the breaking news regarding D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.’s being sued for inappropriately spending city money and the upcoming testimony of Cherita Whiting and Sulaimon Brown, it feels appropriate to highlight the work done by Paul Schwartzman and Ovetta Wiggins in this long piece on the rise and fall of former Prince George’s County executive Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson, who pled guilty to one count of extortion and one count of evidence tampering inside a U.S. District Court in Greenbelt this afternoon, is likely facing around 11 to 13 years in prison, according to media sources.

As part of a deal made with federal prosecutors, former Prince George’s County executive Jack Johnson has pled guilty to one count of extortion and one count of evidence tampering. Johnson entered the pleas this afternoon inside U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

During his arraignment in federal court this afternoon, former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson pled not guilty to eight criminal charges. Johnson’s attorney, Billy Martin, entered the plea and also requested a jury trial. Johnson’s wife and alleged co-conspirator Leslie Johnson was not in attendance at the arraignment. After entering his plea, Johnson told reporters that he was “extremely disappointed” and didn’t “recognize the person” in the charges. Johnson also promised that he was…