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Federal Prosecutors Drop Case Against John Edwards
Federal prosecutors have filed an order dismissing the remaining criminal charges against John Edwards.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have filed an order dismissing the remaining criminal charges against John Edwards.
A jury in North Carolina acquitted the former presidential candidate last month on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions. It deadlocked on five other felony counts, resulting in a mistrial on those charges.
A statement issued by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said prosecutors will not seek to retry Edwards on the five unresolved counts.
Edwards was accused of masterminding a scheme to use about $1 million in secret payments from two wealthy political donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
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