Gray Knew About Illegal Shadow Campaign

The Washington Post reports Jeffrey Thompson “was set to plead guilty Monday to funneling more than $2 million in illegal contributions to federal and local political campaigns, including Vincent Gray’s (D) 2010 bid to become mayor.”

Prosecutors also revealed for the first time that Gray knew about the “shadow campaign” — “a secret and illegal effort to bolster Gray’s mayoral run” and personally asked for Thompson’s help.