The shady political fund run by Gov. Chris Christie’s team has finally identified its donors.

As predicted, they released this damning information during a holiday week in hopes that fewer people would notice. And they withheld details showing how these special-interest donors depend on the Christie administration for favors.

The organization calls itself Reform Jersey Now, a grand irony when you consider that its main purpose is to end-run campaign finance laws that Christie supposedly supports.

It is run by the governor's closest political allies, including his political confidante, Bill Palatucci, and his chief political strategist, Michael DuHaime. Yet the governor, the keynote speaker at the group's fundraisers, denies responsibility for this group's behavior.

So it’s official now — Christie’s transition from prosecutor to politician is complete. Because only a practiced politician would have the chutzpah to make such an implausible claim.

In its solicitation letters, Reform Jersey Now explicitly invites contributions that are banned by the state’s pay-to-play laws as a guard against corruption. It opened a back door so firms doing business with the state could curry favor with the governor.

Who coughed up money? Most of the donations were modest, no doubt from people sincerely interested in pushing the Christie agenda. Turn to the list of big donors, though, and the story turns dark fast.

Ferreira Construction gave $25,000. During 2010, the firm was part of a joint venture that won $174 million in work on state highways and bridges.

George Harms Construction matched the $25,000. It won more than $130 million in state highway contracts last year.

Michael Perrucci and Douglas Steinhardt gave $22,500 each. They are partners in a firm that won contracts with three state agencies and represents major developers who are heavily dependent on public agencies.

Langan Engineering & Environmental gave $25,000. It received $2 million from state agencies last year, and a senior associate of the firm sits on the state’s Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board, which oversees cleanups of contaminated sites.

None of this is criminal. To qualify as a bribe, evidence would have to show that these payments were explicitly linked to winning government favors. No one has alleged that here.

But Christie himself, when he was a federal prosecutor, favored the ban on big donations from firms doing business with the government.

He understood that it’s a sleazy practice that puts both parties within winking distance of a bribe, and that it engenders widespread mistrust.

Ask yourself this: If you were competing for a big contract, and the governor asked you for a donation, what would you do?

Reform Jersey Now, facing a barrage of criticism, said it would disband Friday and cease its advocacy on behalf of the governor. Better late than never.

But this episode tarnished the governor’s reputation. He behaved like a perfect hypocrite.

And that’s not something voters are likely to forget.