The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $1.1 million jury verdict for a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy against his former boss.

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The FBI has released audio excerpts from phone conversations between former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife, Leslie Johnson. Have you forgotten about the Johnsons already? Perhaps these partial transcripts will “refresh your recollection” as to why ...

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A former public official pleads guilty, a University of Maryland student indicted for making fake IDs, and the family of a breast cancer victim is awarded $3.8 million by a city jury. Those stories and more in this week’s legal ...

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GREENBELT — Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of extortion and one count of tampering related to money he received from developers in exchange for helping them secure federal grants and approvals. ...

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WASHINGTON — A Washington radio station says former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson no longer has to wear an electronic monitoring device. Johnson was arrested last month on charges of evidence tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation. ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — An incoming member of the Prince George’s County Council is indicating she won’t oppose the seating of newly elected member Leslie Johnson, who faces federal charges in a corruption probe. Democrat Karen Toles issued a statement Tuesday ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Three Prince George’s County police officers who have been arrested as part of a federal investigation into corruption in the county represent only a fraction of county police officers accused of misconduct in other cases. That’s according ...

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The reverberations from Jack Johnson’s witness- and evidence-tampering charges continued to be felt this week, both in Maryland and in the ranking of the top 5 most-read law stories at The Daily Record’s website. And in some good news, congrats ...

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Reverberations from Bra-Gate. Some troubling, others quite reassuring. The downside first. Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson famously urged his wife by tapped telephone to hide more than $79,000 — in cash — in her underwear. Federal authorities were ...

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GREENBELT — One of the three Prince George’s County police officers arrested this week in an FBI corruption probe will remain in detention until his trial in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day said Wednesday ...

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