Number	23185
Subject	Politicians
Source	Washington Post
State	Washington, D.C.
Year	2006
Publication Date	08/06/2006; 08/08/2006; 11/20/2006; 11/25/2006; 11/28/2006
Summary	In Maryland's Prince George's County, county Executive Jack B. Johnson "awarded 51 county contracts totaling nearly $3.3 million to 15 of his friends and political supporters, some of whom had no expertise in the field." The Washington Post investigates Johnson's dealings, further finding that he and other officials from the same county "used county-issued credit cards to pay for personal expenses totaling thousands of dollars," including plane tickets, clothing, video rentals and prescription drugs. These charges were seldom repaid in the county's mandated deadline of 10 business days.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	23
Keywords	Prince George's County; Jack B. Johnson; personal credit-card usage
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