John Edwards charged over campaign funds violations

[Gerald]

Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has been formally charged over alleged campaign funding violations linked to the cover-up of an affair.

The indictment was issued by a grand jury in the state of North Carolina.

The allegations concern cash from two donors that he allegedly used to shelter campaign worker Rielle Hunter, with whom he fathered a child.

Mr Edwards, 57, a former senator from North Carolina, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

He split from his wife Elizabeth Edwards in January 2010 after admitting the affair.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13645234


Note: 3 June 2011 Last updated at 15:27 GMT

[mookiemookie]

Good. The man is scum.

[Takeda Shingen]

Good. The man is scum.

Agreed.

[Platapus]

He is just to much of a slicky guy. Would you buy a used car from this man? :nope:

[Jimbuna]

It's the hot overseas story (along with the killings in Yemen) of the day on both Sky and the BBC news but I'm not sure why because he's no different to some of our politicians.

[magic452]

He is just to much of a slicky guy. Would you buy a used car from this man? :nope:

That is what I always use as a test for any elected official and sadly most fail it. :nope:

Magic

[Platapus]

That is what I always use as a test for any elected official and sadly most fail it. :nope:

Magic

Sadly that is also my experience. :yep:

[Gerald]

A fairly extensive investigation is ongoing and .... the result will surely be felt

[Sailor Steve]

That is what I always use as a test for any elected official and sadly most fail it. :nope:
I still remember the slogan when Nixon was running for re-election: Would you buy a used war from this man?

[Jimbuna]

I still remember the slogan when Nixon was running for re-election: Would you buy a used war from this man?

Wasn't Nixon the daddy of them all...I think most of the UK never believed a word he said :DL

I kinda liked him :oops:

[Gerald]

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/3083/bunnyarticlelarge.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/bunnyarticlelarge.jpg/)
Lady Bird Johnson, left, with Paul and Rachel Mellon at the National Gallery of Art, created through gifts from the Mellon family.

Rachel Mellon, now 100 years old and long one of the richest women in America, has lived a life of maximum discretion and minimum exposure. Even in her prime, in the 1960s, when she redesigned the White House Rose Garden for her friend Jacqueline Kennedy, she avoided the public eye.

So it was a rude shock when Mrs. Mellon, known chiefly for her passion for horticulture (she has collected more than 10,000 books on botany) and her simple yet impeccable taste, became ensnared in the protracted scandal surrounding John Edwards, the former Democratic candidate for president.

Mr. Edwards was indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday on charges that he violated campaign finance laws in an effort to conceal an extramarital affair while running for president in 2008, mainly by using $725,000 given to him secretly by Mrs. Mellon. Mr. Edwards pleaded not guilty, and the case is headed for trial. Mrs. Mellon was not named in the indictment — she was referred to as Person C — but is essentially an unindicted co-conspirator.

“It was so sad,” said Mario Buatta, a New York decorator dubbed the Prince of Chintz who knew Mrs. Mellon in earlier days. “She’s had such a clean life.”

Prosecution and defense officials said Friday that they could not discuss the legal implications for Mrs. Mellon, who is known as Bunny. Her lawyer declined to comment, but her team has said that the money was a personal gift and that she had no idea how Mr. Edwards used it.

Lawyers not involved in the case said it seemed unlikely that either side would try to compel Mrs. Mellon to appear in court, but she could be asked to provide written or video testimony.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/us/politics/05bunny.html?hp

Note: Update Record, Published: June 4, 2011

[Gerald]

"Rachel Mellon, now 100 years old and long one of the richest women in America",I wonder what she will be able to contribute to :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Put her down for $10

[Gerald]

Rather, $20

[Jimbuna]

No...she promised me the other $10

[Gerald]

And she promised me £20, :03:

[Jimbuna]

Absolutely worthless...I print the stuff.

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5816/50large.gif (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/50large.gif/)

[Gerald]

Absolutely worthless...I print the stuff.

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5816/50large.gif (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/50large.gif/) Hmmmm.....but of course you gave your daughter 40, of them :DL

[Gerald]

Absolutely worthless...I print the stuff.

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/5816/50large.gif (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/50large.gif/) Thanks it was nice of you, to give away the note to me,after all you are very generous :DL

[Jimbuna]

:salute:

[frau kaleun]

:salute:

:hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

:hmmm:

:salute: = Your welcome.

:03:

[frau kaleun]

Fair enough, but I was just trying on Vendor's stalker pants. :O:

[Gerald]

Fair enough, but I was just trying on Vendor's stalker pants. :O: Miss, to get there, you must meet certain "requirements" :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Fair enough, but I was just trying on Vendor's stalker pants. :O:

Miss, to get there, you must meet certain "requirements" :haha:

Close your ears frau...don't listen...don't let him lead you to the dark side :o

You sit at your system for 18+ hours a day and you'll lose your job.

Believe me....quality is more appreciated than quantity :DL

You have taken a great load off my shoulders in the past year regarding the service you've given to GWX users :rock:

You may not have received that Best Of SubSim recognition otherwise :salute:

BTW....did the shirt fit? http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Gerald]

Close your ears frau...don't listen...don't let him lead you to the dark side :o

You sit at your system for 18+ hours a day and you'll lose your job.

Believe me....quality is more appreciated than quantity :DL

You have taken a great load off my shoulders in the past year regarding the service you've given to GWX users :rock:

You may not have received that Best Of SubSim recognition otherwise :salute:

BTW....did the shirt fit? http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif Hold on,I don't lose my job :cool:

[frau kaleun]

Close your ears frau...don't listen...don't let him lead you to the dark side :o

You mean he's.... Darth Vendor?

*cue dramatic music*

You have taken a great load off my shoulders in the past year regarding the service you've given to GWX users :rock:

Only to glad to help where I can. :DL

BTW....did the shirt fit? http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

Oh yes, it's just right!

[Gerald]

Small and tight,good size :salute:

[AVGWarhawk]

BTW....did the shirt fit?


No, but the shoe fits. I'm wearing it. :DL

[Jimbuna]

Hold on,I don't lose my job :cool:


Your sackless :O:

[Jimbuna]

Hold on,I don't lose my job :cool:

You mean he's.... Darth Vendor?

*cue dramatic music*



Only to glad to help where I can. :DL



Oh yes, it's just right!

Darth Vendor.....:rotfl2:

Pleased it was okay :yeah:

Let the buggas chew on the intrigue :03:

[Gerald]

Your sackless :O: So here we go: This used to mean mentally deficient in a harmless, innocent way.. However now it seems also to have taken on the ...:haha:

[Jimbuna]

I doubt you can look up the colloquial meaning of that word :DL

[Gerald]

Darth Vendor.....:rotfl2:

Pleased it was okay :yeah:

Let the buggas chew on the intrigue :03: Darth Vendor,I like it,it fits :know:

[frau kaleun]

"Frau Kaleun... Jimbuna-Wan never told you what happened to your father... bork bork bork!" :O:

[Gerald]

:har:

[Jimbuna]

"Frau Kaleun... Jimbuna-Wan never told you what happened to your father... bork bork bork!" :O:

Was it hard labour for breaking too many of the android keyboards?

[Gerald]

Was it hard labour for breaking too many of the android keyboards? :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Blessed be the Padawan