Edwards Used Illegal Campaign Funds to Hide Affair, U.S. Claims
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Two-time U.S. presidential candidate and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards was indicted for allegedly accepting more than $925,000 in illegal campaign contributions to cover up an extramarital affair.
A federal grand jury indicted Edwards, 57, on six counts, including conspiracy, false statements and for accepting illegal campaign contributions. The donations came in 2007 and 2008 and were part of an effort to prevent public revelations that would undermine his presidential campaign, according to the indictment filed today in federal court in Greensboro, North Carolina.