[1] 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.

[7] The fifth of ten children, Johnson's mother was a maid and his father was a farmer who raised white potatoes, okra, and string beans.

[7] In 1970, Johnson received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Benedict College, an historically black school in Columbia, South Carolina.

[1] 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.

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.

[1] In 1985, Johnson was recruited into politics by serving as the campaign treasurer for Alexander Williams Jr., an old friend from law school vying for the State's Attorney office of Prince George's County.

[7] Williams defeated 24-year incumbent Arthur "Bud" Marshall, thereby becoming the first black person elected to a countywide office in Prince George's.

[7] Williams was appointed to a federal judgeship in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, opening the state's attorney seat for another politician.

One circuit court judge in the county even questioned Johnson's grasp of criminal law after dismissing one of his cases.

[10] On November 12, 2010, Jack Johnson and his wife Leslie were arrested by the FBI as part of the federal probe of political corruption in Prince George's County.

The indictment reports that the FBI recorded conversations between Johnson, a developer and the county director of housing where cash bribes were solicited.