SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Greg Campbell, a well-known California lobbyist and former top aide to several state legislative leaders, pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a political corruption case that also involves the top aides to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Federal prosecutors have said Campbell helped the other ex-aides, Dana Williamson and Sean McCluskie, take $225,000 in campaign funds from an inactive campaign account for Becerra and funnel the money to McCluskie's personal account.

Investigators said separately from that crime, Campbell also helped Williamson, Newsom's ex-top aide, falsify documents as she was being investigated for improperly taking COVID-19-era small business loans.

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