John Edwards Indicted For Using $900,000 In Campaign Funds To Hide His Mistress

Rielle Hunter (JOHN EDWARDS MISTRESS)

Just hours after being indicted by a federal grand jury, former presidential contender

John Edwards emerged to insist, “I did not break the law.”  Edwards, 58, was indicted

by a grand jury in Raleigh, N.C., for allegedly using more than $900,000 in campaign

funds to hide his mistress during the 2008 Democratic presidential race.  “There’s no

question that I’ve done wrong and I take full responsibility for having done wrong,”

Edwards said a brief news conference today. “And I will regret for the rest of my life

the pain and the harm that I’ve caused to others. But I did not break the law and I never,

ever thought that I was breaking the law.” He declined to answer questions.  The

charges, following a two-year investigation, include conspiracy, illegal campaign con-

tributions and making false statements. Edwards faces a maximum penalty of five

years in jail and or a fine of up to $250,000 for each charge, if convicted.

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