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More news from Jeffrey Thompson’s web of alleged illegal campaign financing: Former D.C. Council candidate Kelvin Robinson pleaded guilty today to a felony charge after conspiring to conceal shadow campaign contributions from Uncle Earl during his 2010 campaigns for the Ward 6 seat and an At-Large seat.

According to a release, Robinson admitted to a D.C. Superior Court judge that his campaign secretly received “about $33,500” from Thompson. He was charged for and pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud D.C.’s Office of Campaign Finance, a felony offense that carries up to a maximum of five years in prison, plus financial penalties. However, by pleading guilty, Robinson faces a sentence of one to 12 months in prison, or possibly just probation.

Robinson is the latest in a string of people to plead guilty in cooperating with Thompson in violating campaign finance laws. A report from the Post last year said that Thompson, who allegedly ran a shadow campaign for Mayor Vince Gray’s 2010 campaign—allegedly funded seven other ones. Business owner Eugenia Harris, Gray advisor Vernon Hawkins, marketing company owner Troy White, and Lee Calhoun—an executive at the accounting firm Thompson founded—all pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws orchestrated by Thompson. Late last week, former D.C. Councilmember Michael Brown pleaded guilty to unrelated bribery charges and admitted that Thompson secretly gave his campaign money. Thompson himself has also pleaded guilty to all charges.

According to court documents, Thompson gave about $7,500 to his At-Large campaign, while he gave $26,000 for his Ward 6 campaign, used to “purchase yard signs, banners, posters, and t-shirts, and fund get-out-the-vote efforts, as well as to pay rent for a campaign office.”

In a statement, U.S. Attorney Ron Machen said that “Robinson became the second candidate for political office to publicly admit to taking illegal campaign cash from Jeff Thompson.” He added that “although Mr. Robinson conspired to engage in illicit shadow campaign activities with Mr. Thompson in 2010, he should be commended for having the courage to come forward today, save the taxpayer the cost of a trial, and own up to his illegal conduct.”

No sentencing date has been set for Robinson yet, but the guilty plea calls for him to “cooperate fully in an ongoing investigation” into Thompson’s illegal shadow campaigns.