John Edwards charged over campaign funds violations
 

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

Good. The man is scum.

Agreed.

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

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.

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:

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

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:

Edwards Case Casts Spotlight on a Long Reclusive Donor
 

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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...5bunny.html?hp

Note: Update Record, Published: June 4, 2011

"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:

Put her down for $10

Rather, $20

No...she promised me the other $10