The Abramoff corruption scandal seems to be picking up steam again.  Last week, we saw another guilty plea.  The focus now appears to be on two other Abramoff associates identified in court documents as "Lobbyist D" and "Lobbyist E."  Roll Call (sub. req.) thinks it knows who they are:

A former associate of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff is expected to soon be charged with wire fraud in federal court, while a person who had worked with Abramoff left his post Friday with the firm Cassidy & Associates.

The actions come on the heels of a guilty plea Thursday by former Republican aide Trevor Blackann, who admitted to filing a false tax return for not reporting more than $4,100 in gifts from lobbyists.

Although not identified by name in court documents filed in Blackann’s plea, details provided about “Lobbyist D” and “Lobbyist E” matched those of Todd Boulanger and James Hirni, respectively. Boulanger, a former aide to then-Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.), worked for Preston Gates & Ellis and then Greenberg Traurig before joining Cassidy & Associates as a senior vice president.

Hirni is also a former Senate aide who at one time worked for Greenberg Traurig with Boulanger and Abramoff.

The Abramoff scandal isn't over.  Today's guilty plea was from a former Capitol Hill staffer who worked for two Missouri Republicans, Senator Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt:

Another Capitol Hill figure has pleaded guilty in connection with the Jack Abramoff public corruption scandal, the 15th person who has peaded (sic) guilty or is awaiting trial in the case.

Trevor L. Blackann, 34, formerly of the District, entered his plea today to making a false statement on his 2003 tax returns by failing to report as income about $4,100 in illegal gifts that he received from lobbyists.

Blackann was a legislative assistant in the House and Senate for Missouri Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, both Republicans. He left Bond's office to work for Abramoff.