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Sweetheart land deals benefit those linked to county executive

07/7/08 Posted in Government (federal/state/local), Real Estate

Government records and interviews revealed that a number of lucrative land deals in Prince George’s County have gone to individuals with ties to County Executive Jack B. Johnson. An investigation by The Washington Post’s Cheryl W. Thompson and Mary Pat Flaherty found county-owned land had been sold to people linked to Johnson on at least 11 occasions since he took office in December 2002.

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