Gray Campaign Staffer Charged with Lying to FBI

One of Mayor Vincent Gray's former campaign aides has been charged with one count of lying to the FBI in an unfolding political scandal, the Associated Press reports.

Court documents say Howard Brooks, who served as a campaign consultant in Gray's 2010 bid for office, . The cash was intended to persuade Brown to remain in the mayoral race and to continue to hurl negative comments toward incumbent candidate Adrian Fenty.

The AP reports Brooks will likely plead guilty to the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

These charges come one day after , pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing justice by destroying records in a federal investigation and three counts of making a campaign contribution in the name of another person.