Prince George's County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson is not commenting about a new charge she faces in connection with a corruption case.
She appeared at a council meeting in Upper Marlboro, Md., for the first time since a criminal information charge was filed by prosecutors last Friday. The charge is often a legal step preceding a guilty plea.
Johnson sat silently during the meeting Tuesday, then left through a back door as soon as the session ended, refusing to answer questions from a group of reporters.
Johnson was arrested in November in an FBI raid of her home. Prosecutors said they caught Leslie Johnson concealing bribes obtained by her husband, then-County Executive Jack Johnson.
She is accused of stuffing almost $80,000 in her bra and flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet.
The FBI said developers gave the bribes to Jack Johnson as part of a pay-to-play scheme.
He faces bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges and has pleaded not guilty.
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Leslie Johnson is scheduled to be in court for an arraignment and plea hearing on May 4.
