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Zatch
06-03-2011, 12:21 PM
John Edwards indicted over money used to hide affair
Federal grand jury indicts former US candidate over allegations he misused campaign funds

The former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using $925,000 in illegal campaign contributions to keep his mistress in hiding during the peak of his 2008 campaign for the White House.

The case of USA v Johnny Reid Edwards contains six counts, including conspiracy, four counts of illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements.

The indictment said the payments were a scheme to protect Edwards' White House ambitions. "A centrepiece of Edwards' candidacy was his public image as a devoted family man," the indictment said.

"Edwards knew that public revelation of the affair and the pregnancy would destroy his candidacy by, among other things, undermining Edwards' presentation of himself as a family man and by forcing his campaign to divert personnel and resources away from other campaign activities to respond to criticism and media scrutiny regarding the affair and pregnancy."

The indictment and an arrest warrant were filed in Greensboro, North Carolina, where his campaign was headquartered...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/03/john-edwards-indicted-money-affair

Golding
06-03-2011, 12:26 PM
Hindsight being what it is, I remember in 2004 when he was being sold as "the new Bill Clinton". If only they knew how right they were, complete with the criminal behavior to try to save his own skin. Send him to prison for life.

HOLLYWOOD
06-03-2011, 12:33 PM
SO how much is this going to cost the US Taxpayers?

DOJ looking for a "BUYOUT" donation from John Edwards?

HOLLYWOOD
06-03-2011, 02:47 PM
No costs reported on the 2 year investigation of Edwards:
Edwards, a Democrat, has been the subject of a two-year investigation into whether he used the funds to conceal his relationship with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, with whom he had a child, while running for president in 2008.


Federal Election Act The Federal Election Act limits the amount individuals may contribute to candidates. The most an individual could contribute in the 2008 presidential primary was $2,300.
Edwards accepted about $725,000 from one person and more than $200,000 from another, according to the indictment.
The payments at issue were used to cover Hunter’s rent, medical visits and prenatal expenses, in addition to travel and hotel accommodations to hide her from the public, according to the indictment.
Edwards emerged on the national scene in 1998 when, with little experience in politics, he defeated North Carolina Republican Senator Lauch Faircloth. Shortly after being sworn into office, the Senate’s Democratic leaders tapped him to help handle the impeachment of President Bill Clinton (http://topics.bloomberg.com/bill-clinton/).