A U.S. District Court granted Leslie Johnson’s request for a delay of her sentencing, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney’s office.
An attorney for Johnson, the former Prince George’s County councilwoman who pleaded guilty for her role in pay-to-play schemes involving county officials, requested that Johnson’s Oct. 13 sentencing be delayed due to “scheduling conflicts.”
Judge Peter J. Messitte granted the request, which went unopposed by assistant U.S. attorney James Crowell IV, the lead prosecutor for the government’s case against Johnson.
Johnson’s sentencing is now scheduled for Dec. 9, according to Marcia Murphy, spokeswoman for the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Johnson pleaded guilty in July to conspiring to tamper with witnesses and evidence, and admitted to stuffing $79,600 in cash in her bra and underwear and flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet at the instruction of her husband, then-County Executive Jack Johnson.
Jack Johnson, who also pleaded guilty in the scandal, has a sentencing scheduled for Dec. 6.
