When did Mayor Vince Gray know of the $653,000 shadow campaign that helped him in 2010? The answer to that question could well help decide whether he survives or is forced to resign.

Mayor Vince Gray met with shadow campaign conspirator Jeanne Clarke Harris in January, reports the Post.

At a news conference the day after federal prosecutors revealed the details of an unaccounted “shadow” campaign that had been waged on his behalf in 2010, Mayor Vince Gray said he still plans to finish his term.

A third associate of Mayor Vince Gray’s 2010 campaign pleaded guilty today to campaign finance violations, offering evidence of a widespread off-the-books shadow campaign to help Mayor Vince Gray in his run against Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Jeanne Clarke Harris, a longtime associate of mega D.C. contractor and campaign contributor Jeffrey Thompson, was charged today with making straw donations to local and federal campaigns.