Friday, June 3, 2011
John Edwards charged in felony indictment
Federal grand jury indicts John Edwards
USA v. Johnny Reid Edwards contains six counts
Updated: Friday, 03 Jun 2011, 10:16 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Jun 2011, 10:05 AM EDT
- MIKE BAKER and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards over massive sums of money spent to keep his mistress in hiding during the peak of his 2008 campaign for the White House.
The case of USA v. Johnny Reid Edwards contains six counts, including conspiracy, four counts of illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements. The indictment was returned in the Middle District of North Carolina Friday.
An Edwards spokeswoman said she wasn't aware of the filing and declined immediate comment.
The indictment is the culmination of a federal investigation that lasted more than two years and scoured through virtually every corner of Edwards' political career.
A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards - The Washington Post
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards
Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies - New Orleans News Story - WDSU New Orleans
Dr. Jack Kevorkian died early Friday morning at a hospital in Michigan, his lawyer confirmed.
Kevorkian, 83, died of pulmonary thrombosis around 2:30 a.m. at the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, CNN, ABC and NBC reported.Kevorkian was hospitalized a couple of weeks ago due to medical issues related to his kidneys. He was released from the hospital, and was home for the past nine to 10 days before being admitted again earlier Thursday.Along with kidney trouble, Kevorkian was suffering from pneumonia.Kevorkian, believed to have assisted in 130 suicides, was convicted of second-degree murder in 1999 and sentenced to 10-25 years in prison but was released in 2007.He was the subject of “You Don’t Know Jack,” an HBO movie starring Al Pacino.Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. CNN contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
