Former P.G. exec Johnson collecting pension benefits

Pleaded guilty to extortion, tampering charges Former Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson has been collecting benefits thanks to a loophole in Maryland’s pension law that officials are now trying to close.

Johnson began receiving payments for his $49,552.32 per year pension in January, despite admitting to accepting up to $1 million in gifts for steering taxpayer dollars to crooked developers while serving as county executive for eight years.