A legal source said Mr Edwards has a medical issue that requires monitoring
and treatment. He faces up
to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count if
convicted.
The money in question was given to an Edwards aide to pay for former
videographer Rielle Hunter’s medical visits, prenatal care, rent, car, air
travel and other living expenses, the indictment said.
The defense said the payments were intended to hide the affair from Mr
Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth, who died of breast cancer in 2010, and were not
campaign contributions subject to campaign finance laws.
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