Why Federal Investigations Give People the Jitters. Nassi Tagged Third Co-Conspirator in Donovan Scandal.

The chairman of the Washington, D.C. City Council resigned Thursday as federal bank fraud charges were filed against him. What looks to have started as an investigation into Kwame Brown’s suspect campaign finances took a turn into his private dealings. Investigators discovered that Brown submitted false documents to obtain financing for a home equity loan and a boat.

Today, authorities filed charges on campaign finance violations. You can read about yesterday’s charges here. Today’s is linked here. What a mess–and a trove for investigators as they examined a $1 million campaign fund for a candidate running unopposed.

The atmosphere at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Daily Ructions can report, remains tense on the day the Hartford Courant revealed that co-conspirator number three in the Donovan campaign finance scandal is his campaign manager and former legislative aide Joshua Nassi.