Washington (CNN) -- Former senator and 2008 presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to be indicted on Friday, barring any last-minute developments, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
There have been plea discussions ongoing between Edwards' defense lawyers and federal prosecutors, but no agreement has been reached.
A grand jury has been investigating that money given to support Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter by benefactors of Edwards should have been considered campaign donations -- a contention Edwards' team has disputed.
Edwards had not wanted to plead guilty to a felony because he could lose his law license, a source familiar with the inquiry previously told CNN.
The case involves the financial aid given to Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter. During their affair, Hunter became pregnant with Edwards' baby, though at first he denied he was the father.
(06-03-2011, 08:50 AM)Lady Cop Wrote: [ -> ]A grand jury has been investigating that money given to support Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter by benefactors of Edwards should have been considered campaign donations -- a contention Edwards' team has disputed.
I want to preface this by saying I am not defending him.
I saw a couple of examples that they intend to use as proof and it's ridiculous at best & I really don't see how they can move forward with it. One of his benefactors is an extremely wealthy older woman and she sent money/check in a box of candy. Campaign donations do not arrive disguised in a box of chocolates.
This is going to be another example of wasted time & money.
indictment has come down.
A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards in a campaign finance investigation.
The criminal charges filed Friday came after a two-year federal investigation into money used to cover up an extramarital affair during the 2008 presidential election.
Edwards, a former U.S. senator from North Carolina, said in a statement through his attorney in 2009 that he was confident no funds from his campaign were used improperly.
But federal officials have said the hundreds of thousands of dollars two Edwards donors gave to help keep his mistress in hiding were contributions that should have been reported publicly by his campaign fund because they aided his bid for the Democratic White House nomination.
Man, if they were to take a microscope to all the campaign donations given to politicians, 90% of them would be in jail.
Wait a sec... that might be a good idea.
I would be happy with term limits. You cannot tell me that a 20-30 year polititian knows anything about what Americans need or want. 10 years should be the cutoff point 8 years would be better.
What the fuck is the matter with you people, one post is enough more than that is spamming.
term limits should be random and imposed by the people of the state, that means that the term limit could be as short as 30 days or 20 years, the person in office should not hold any aces.
Please let this thread die.
(06-03-2011, 08:57 AM)Duchess Wrote: [ -> ]
One of his benefactors is an extremely wealthy older woman and she sent money/check in a box of candy. Campaign donations do not arrive disguised in a box of chocolates.
This is how dull I am.
I want to know how both parties handled the transaction.
Expense, contribution or gift on
her part.
Income, contribution or gift on
his.
well now he risks prison if found guilty.
Washington (CNN) -- The insistence that former Sen. John Edwards serve some jail time over allegations he broke campaign finance laws caused a collapse in plea negotiations between lawyers for the former presidential candidate and the Justice Department last week.
Edwards wanted to have as "minimal" impact on his two younger kids as possible, a source with knowledge of the talks confirmed to CNN Sunday. Edwards has a 10-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter.
The Raleigh News and Observer, which first reported the story, said the Justice Department was insisting that Edwards serve six months in jail if he pleaded guilty.
After initially saying Edwards had to agree to plead guilty to a felony in earlier discussions, CNN is told prosecutors last week offered for him instead to plead guilty to some misdemeanors.
But the jail time was the breaking point.
"He did not want to have an extended period of time away from his kids," said the source, who would not speak on the record because the details of the plea discussions have not been made public.
After the breakdown in negotiations, a grand jury indicted Edwards, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee, on six felony counts.
In court on Friday, Edwards pleaded not guilty.
It may be a while before John Edwards has something to smile about, but that didn't stop him from offering a big grin to a police cameraman, as a newly released mugshot shows.
The former Democratic presidential candidate and one-time senator from North Carolina offered his pearly whites in his booking photos after his arrest.
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