Another bag man for the Democrats caught.

Via DC Crime Stories

D.C. businessman and political donor Jeffrey E. Thompson pleaded guilty Monday in an campaign finance conspiracy to help elect Mayor Vincent Gray and others to office.

Now, his efforts may help derail Gray’s re-election.

Thompson, whose companies received hundreds of millions of dollars in city and federal contracts, is accused of funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to various candidates since 2006.

His role in the shadow campaign has been a critical focus of the ongoing criminal probe for three years.

In court Monday, prosecutors said Thompson asked Gray to call him “Uncle Earl” to hide his identity.

Gray remains uncharged as he battles to stay atop of the polls in the upcoming 2014 mayoral election. Voting starts next week.

The mayor sat down with NBC4′s longtime reporter Tom Sherwood to address the allegations.

“These are lies. These are absolute likes,” Gray told NBC4.