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A campaign adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton was involved in an off-the-books operation to help the former first lady's 2008 presidential campaign in four states and Puerto Rico, according to federal court documents.

Thompson pleaded guilty Monday to two conspiracy charges in a case that has engulfed Mayor Vincent Gray, who allegedly was the beneficiary of a "shadow campaign" organized by Thompson that helped Gray get elected in 2010.

Prosecutors have said they have no evidence that Clinton was aware of the get-out-the-vote operation.

Dewey Square, the public affairs firm where Moore works, said in a statement that Moore had "fully cooperated with the government's investigation and the facts make clear that she was entirely unaware of any inappropriate activities." The firm said Moore always conducted herself, "as she always has, not only in full compliance with the law but in accordance with the highest ethical and professional standards."

Dewey Square said Moore asked Thompson "to contribute and raise money directly for the campaign so the campaign could afford to execute a field program in constituent communities. Her actions were legal."

Polls put Clinton, the former secretary of state and New York senator, as the leading Democratic contender for president should she seek the White House again. Clinton has not said whether she will run for president but her decision has been the subject of intense speculation. Any connection to the case could provide fodder for Republicans who already are mobilizing to undercut another Clinton campaign.

Moore served as a senior adviser to Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and is a member of the Democratic National Committee, where she once worked as chief executive officer. During President Bill Clinton's administration Moore served as political affairs director and public liaison for the White House.

Moore's purported role in the case emerged in September when Troy White, a New York marketing executive, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for failing to report the income received by his company, Whytehouse Marketing Inc., in the scheme.

Court documents released in White's case said the marketing executive approached a top Clinton campaign staffer about using his "street teams" to help the campaign. The staffer was Guy Cecil, Clinton's national political director in 2008, according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because of Cecil's limited involvement in the case.

Moore pressed Cecil to hire White in an email but Cecil declined, according to the documents and people familiar with the investigation.

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Feds: Hillary Clinton aide involved in 2008 campaign finance scheme