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Cecelia Grimes, a lobbyist close to former Rep. Curt Weldon, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Washington, D.C., the latest evidence that an ongoing corruption probe is closing in on Weldon.

After Grimes received two grand-jury subpoenas in late 2006, FBI agents caught Grimes trying to throw out documents related to the Weldon probe, including tickets for trips with Weldon and fundraising materials for Weldon events.

Grimes also tossed out her blackberry while at an Arby’s restaurant in Nov. 2006, but FBI agents retrieved that as well.

The former lobbyist could receive as much as 20 years in federal prison for her criminal actions.

Grimes is the second person to plead guilty in the Weldon probe, although the former lawmaker himself has not been charged.