The gap between being a bad person and being a criminal is often wide. That simple fact is what allowed John Edwards to beat the charges against him. Prosecutors offered a great deal of evidence that ...

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Former U.S. Senator John Edwards leaves the federal court house in Greensboro, North Carolina April 24, 2012. Edwards, 58, is accused of secretly soliciting more than $900,000 in illegal campaign ...

The best tale about John Edwards is neither tall nor ancient, but it serves as an ideal allegory for his life. In the summer of 1995, the hotshot Raleigh, N.C., trial attorney wrapped up his legal ...

He was the first person in his family to attend college. Edwards had no previous political experience before winning the 1998 Senate election. Candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in ...

A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted John Edwards on charges of violating federal election law for allegedly using nearly $1 million in illegal campaign donations to conceal an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Edwards References Cheating In First Public Speech Since Split From John Edwards Elizabeth Edwards coyly referenced her husband’s cheating in her first speech since announcing her ...

John Edwards owned his own law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina called Edwards & Kirby along with his best friend from college and business partner. Edwards ran for The United States Senate in 1998 as ...