residence constituency predecessor birth_place party profession order term_start spouse article_title term_end name
mitchellville , maryland prince george 's county , maryland samuel h. dean nashville , tennessee democrat democrat attorney prince george 's county council , district 6 december 6 , 2010 jack b. johnson leslie johnson -lrb- councilwoman -rrb-
 2011 leslie e. johnson
leslie johnson -lrb- councilwoman -rrb-

leslie ellen johnson is a former council member of prince george 's county , maryland , in the united states , representing district 6 .
she is the wife of former county executive jack b. johnson .
on november 12 , 2010 , fbi agents arrested both her and her husband .
she was sworn in on december 6 , 2010 , amidst opposition from five of the nine council members .
leslie johnson had been scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges on may 3 , 2011 , but the hearing was abruptly canceled .
on may 17 , 2011 , jack johnson pleaded guilty to extortion and witness - and evidence-tampering .
leslie johnson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges on june 30 , 2011 .
maryland state law requires that johnson , as a convicted felon , resign once she is sentenced .
johnson had indicated that she planned to remain in office until her sentencing date in october 2011 , by which time she stood to collect nearly $ 28,000 in additional salary .
however , on july 5 , johnson announced her resignation , effective july 31 .
johnson would continue to draw her salary until the end of the month .
the county council called for johnson to step down immediately , and voted to divest johnson of her council staff along with her county-issued car and cellular phone .
on december 9 , 2011 , johnson was sentenced to one year and one day in prison .
she began serving her sentence in march 2012 at alderson federal prison camp , and was released after ten months for good behavior .
