RALEIGH - Federal prosecutors have conducted a comprehensive study of political relations and John Edwards may charge the candidate for the presidency twice for a few days, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Edwards may still reach an agreement means to avoid an indictment, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the case-sensitivity.
Federal investigators have been Edwards' poll for more than two years. Their interest is very excited about the political career of Edwards, examining issues such as whether he did nothing wrong during his time in the U.S. Senate. And in a network of organizations linked to Edwards, including a political action committee to nonprofit and a so-called 527 political group.
Much of the research, however, focused on money that ultimately went to mistress Rielle Hunter remained in hiding with the former campaign aid Andrew Young, who claimed paternity of the child in 2007, while Hunter Edwards could continue White House campaign without tarnishing your business reputation. Researchers have examined whether these funds are considered campaign donations, and that probably helped his candidacy for president.
Officials of the Ministry of Justice has reviewed the issue in Washington in recent weeks.
Raleigh U.S. Attorney declined to comment Wednesday. Edwards' spokesman did not immediately return a message seeking comment, although his lawyers have said they rely on more than one senator from North Carolina does not violate campaign finance laws.
Young said that Edwards agreed in mid-2007 to request the money from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, widow 100 years of banking heir Paul Mellon. Young said he has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in checks Mellon, some of them hidden in boxes of chocolate.
Mellon lawyer said he knew where the money went, but want a personal gift.
Investigators also examined by silver Edwards campaign chairman finance old Fred Baron, who died in 2008. He said he helped the young and Hunter moves across the country. Baron said that Edwards was not aware of the support, but Young said in a book that Edwards was aware of the money baron.
Hunter was hired in 2006 to make videos of Edwards as he prepared for his second try in the White House. Records show that his video production business generated about $ 100,000. A lawyer for Edwards, said his nonprofit, the Center of promise and opportunity, to share the cost of video work and paid a similar amount.
Edwards initially denied having an affair with Hunter, but she finally admitted in summer 2008, several months after he abandoned the presidential race. He continued to deny paternity of a child with Hunter until last year. His wife, Elizabeth, died of cancer in December.
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