The corruption case against Prince George’s County (Maryland) Executive Jack Johnson and his wife took another interesting turn just hours ago.  Nine more people, including three Prince George’s County police officers have been arrested by federal authorities.  According to the Washington Post online article [updated article linked 11-16-2010], these arrests are in connection with the federal corruption cases against the Johnsons, Jack and Leslie.   That connection alleged in the Post article is not confirmed in the press release from the Office of the US Attorney for the District of Maryland.

In Maryland, police functions at the county level are usually performed by a police agency separate from the county sheriff’s office which has custodial and civil duties.  The PG County Police Department is completely separate from the PG County Office of the Sheriff.

Addendum on 11-17-2010:  The Wednesday, November 17  Washington Post story strongly suggests the official corruption in Prince George’s County goes beyond the County Executive Jack Johnson, his County Councilman-elect wife, and the PG County Police.