Via: Foxbaltimore.com
Edwards is charged with six criminal counts including conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act, accepting contributions that exceeded campaign finance limits, and causing his campaign to file a false financial disclosure report. He faces up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines if convicted of all charges.
At issue is a scheme to use about $1 million from two wealthy campaign donors to hide the Democrat’s pregnant mistress Rielle Hunter as he ran for the White House in 2008.
