The former chief of staff to former D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges that she falsified tax documents in connection with a 2009 inaugural ball.

It was quite the year in D.C. politics, with scandals, swearing and enough Marion Barry flubs to sink just about any other elected official. Here are the 12 things you may have missed, or maybe just chose to forget.

If you want to own Harry Thomas, Jr.’s 2008 Chevy Tahoe, it can soon be yours—the federal government is looking to auction it off.

Former Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. reports to a federal prison camp in Montgomery, Ala. tomorrow to begin a 38-month sentence for stealing District funds. He told The Washington Times about tying up loose ends before heading to jail.

Kenyan McDuffie overwhelmingly won today’s special election to fill the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council once held by disgraced former councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.

Harry Thomas, Jr. will soon be headed to jail to serve a three-year term for stealing $350,000 in city funds, and today residents of the ward he once represented get to turn the page by electing someone to replace him.

A charter amendment that would ban elected officials who are convicted for a felony while in office from serving again is starting its slow journey toward a November vote.

Calling the theft of over $350,000 in District funds by Harry Thomas Jr. a “betrayal of the public trust,” a judge today sentenced the former Ward 5 councilmember to more than three years in federal prison.

In a statement, Mayor Vince Gray said he was “deeply disappointed” by Harry Thomas, Jr.’s actions.

Disgraced former Ward 5 councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. was sentenced to 38 months in prison today for stealing over $350,000 in city funds and using them for a luxury SUV, trips to exotic locales and other personal expenses.