Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson and his wife, who was just elected to the county council herself, were arrested at their home in a D.C. suburb on Friday and charged with trying to hide or destroy evidence of a bribe by a local contractor.
How did Leslie Johnson reportedly try to destroy a check and hide the allegedly ill-gotten cash? By flushing the check down the toilet and stuffing tens of thousands of dollars in cash in her bra, according to the FBI.
Leslie Johnson is said to have been speaking to her husband on the phone at around 10:10 a.m., shortly after he was questioned and searched by FBI agents as part of an investigation involving bribes from developers, according to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Wendy H. Munoz. Two female federal agents were knocking at the door of the home, looking to execute a search warrant. During that conversation, apparently taped by investigators, Jack Johnson allegedly told Leslie Johnson to put "the cash" in her underwear. "I have it in my bra," she allegedly replied.
Jack Johnson then allegedly told his wife not to answer the door and to go into their bedroom to retrieve a check from a developer from a dresser drawer.
Leslie Johnson asked, "Do you want me to put it down the toilet?" according to the feds. Jack Johnson allegedly replied, "Yes, flush that." Agents then reported hearing what they thought was a flushing toilet, according to the affidavit.
After searching the home and Leslie Johnson, agents found $79,600 in unspecified bills in her underwear, according to the affidavit.
I'll leave the pertinent "search and seizure" jokes to Bon.
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