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Former presidential candidate John Edwards was accused of funneling nearly $1 million in donor contributions to support his pregnant mistress and criminally charged with a campaign finance violation. Here's how the case played out.
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| Contributor | The Fixer |
| Last Edited | The Fixer Mar 19, 2023 01:29pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert |
| News Date | Sunday, March 19, 2023 07:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Mr. Edwards is alleged to have accepted more than $900,000 in an effort to conceal from the public facts that he believed would harm his candidacy," Assistant Attorney General Breuer said in a Department of Justice statement regarding the indictment.
A yearlong investigation and trial revealed that the facts Edwards was accused of conspiring with his campaign staff to cover up were that he had in 2007 fathered a daughter with his mistress while his wife was battling breast cancer. |
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