“According to a document filed in court, Hawkins told a local caterer who worked on part of Gray’s “Get Out the Vote” campaign, to leave town for an extended period to avoid federal investigators’ questions. Hawkins told federal investigators last year that he had no knowledge of someone being intentionally sent away. But the information presented to a grand jury alleged that Hawkins gave an unidentified individual money in Dec. 2011 to leave the area. The money allegedly came from Eugenia Harris, another campaign aide who pleaded guilty last year to directing $653,000 in off-the-books funds from a D.C. businessman to the campaign. Two other campaign workers have agreed to plea deals over their handling of campaign funds.”
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