S. Curtis Johnson

For other people named Curt Johnson, see Curt Johnson (disambiguation).
S. Curtis Johnson
Other names Curt
Occupation Corporate Executive
Parents Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. & Imogene Powers Johnson

S. Curtis "Curt" Johnson is the son of Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., who died in 2004, and Imogene Powers Johnson and the great great grandson of S. C. Johnson & Son founder Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.. The 2010 Forbes 400 list of richest persons in the world placed him at 182 with a net worth of $2 billion. [1]

He was the chairman of the Diversey, Inc. subsidiary of Johnson Family Enterprises. He resigned that position in early 2011 citing "personal reasons." His sister, Helen Johnson-Leipold now heads the firm. [2]

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Criminal charges

On 24 March 2011, Johnson was charged in Racine County Circuit Court with repeated sexual contact with a child over a period of three years,[3] starting from when she was 12 years old. On August 22 of 2011, Racine Circuit Judge Gasiorkiewicz altered the conditions of his bond to allow the billionaire to travel out of state to see his wife, attend counseling sessions, and conduct business within the continental United States. [4] The billionaire [5] was released on a $500,000 cash bond and ordered to have no contact with any female child. If convicted, he could be sentenced to as much as forty years in prison.[6]

Political donations

Curtis Johnson gave the Republican National Committee (RNC) $15,000 on June 2009. In 2008, he donated $1,000 to the RNC. He gave a total of $2,000 to Representative Paul Ryan, in four separate donations. [7] The S.C. Johnson and Sons political action committee (PAC) donated $99,700 in 2010 alone. In 2008 it donated $94,125 and similar amounts in previous years. [8]

Education

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References

  1. ^ http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/curt-johnson-charged-with-sexual-assault?ncid=breaking_news
  2. ^ http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/curt-johnson-charged-with-sexual-assault?ncid=breaking_news
  3. ^ http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/118595529.html
  4. ^ http://www.wisn.com/news/28949070/detail.html
  5. ^ http://www.forbes.com/profile/s-curtis-johnson
  6. ^ http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/curt-johnson-charged-with-sexual-assault?ncid=breaking_news
  7. ^ http://www.rollcall.com/news/republican_donor_samuel_johnson_charged_with_sexual_assault_of_child-204465-1.html
  8. ^ http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00342246&cycle=2010
S. C. Johnson Family
1st Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
4th Generation
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. (Imogene Powers Johnson) · Karen Johnson Boyd
5th Generation
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Related entities: S. C. Johnson family