Category: Prince George’s County News

For the second consecutive year, Bowie State University exceeded the state’s expectation of 25 percent for issuing contract awards to Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) during fiscal year 2010. MBE awards accounted for more than 31 percent or approximately $7.5 million of the University’s overall contracts for the 12-month period. “The Division of Finance and Administration […]

A federal investigation into Jack Johnson and his wife, Leslie, has caused many to question whether she should take her oath on Dec. 6. Some District 6 residents want her gone, while others are willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. One resident who wants her gone is Allen King. He started an […]

Glenn F. Ivey, state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, recently announced the appointment and confirmation of Prince George’s County Deputy State’s Attorney J. Patricia Wilson Smoot as a commissioner of the United States Parole Commission at the U.S. Department of Justice. Smoot was sworn into office by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder on Nov. […]

News of Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson’s arrest has spread like a wildfire throughout the county, igniting a mixture of emotions among the area’s denizens from scorn to disappointment to amazement at the ballooning scandal. FBI agents arrested Johnson, 61, the outgoing county executive and one of Maryland’s premier leaders, and his wife Leslie, […]

GREENBELT-A federal judge Wednesday ordered one of the three Prince George’s County Police officers arrested this week in an FBI corruption probe detained until his trial date in U.S. District Court. Magistrate Judge Charles Day said Officer Sinisa Simic’s charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms for drug trafficking made him a […]

Three Prince George’s police officers have been arrested in connection with a FBI investigation that brought charges against County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife Leslie. “Police officers are given badges and guns to prevent crimes, but these police officers allegedly used them to commit crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein in a statement. […]

Upper Marlboro, Md. – FBI agents arrested Jack Johnson, the outgoing Prince George’s county executive and one of Maryland’s premier leaders, and his wife Leslie Nov. 12 in connection with illegal conduct in what the FBI described as “official corruption and extortion in Prince Georges County” involving real estate developers. Both have been charged with […]

ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County voters paved Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley’s path to a second term, casting ballots in his favor at an almost 8-to-1 ratio. Baltimore wasn’t far behind, backing O’Malley with five votes for every one against. And they can leverage this support for attention to local issues in the upcoming legislative session. […]

The City of Bowie is searching for a new police chief after Kathy Perez, the city’s first and only chief, resigned to take a position as assistant chief of the Federal Reserve Board Police in Washington, D.C. “She set the tone of creating a very professional organization, putting in place the appropriate building blocks to […]

With five new members of the Prince George’s County Council, the transition into office will have to be made as smooth as possible. The new members have already starting working to make sure they hit the ground running in December. The main thing new council members are doing now is listening to residents. All the […]

A Maryland state trooper’s traffic stop of a Black family returning from a funeral 18 years ago is at the core of an important racial profiling case before the state’s highest court. The Maryland Court of Appeals heard arguments on Nov. 5 as to whether or not the Maryland State Police must turn over records […]

An external auditor gave Prince George’s County Public Schools a passing grade after looking at the system’s books recently. The audit’s findings were so positive, Prince George’s schools may receive a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting. “The clean audit will enhance our chances of receiving more grant dollars from state, local, and […]