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Jury selection to begin in John Edwards trial
April 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
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will testify at trial: Edwards' friend and former campaign finance manager Fred Baron, now deceased, and reclusive 101-year-old billionaire Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, who is too frail to travel.
Attorney Jan Baran, who specializes in election law, said, "The case is unusual because it is first time the Department of Justice has prosecuted somebody on the allegation that they raised and helped spend some money to basically hide a mistress and a child."
At issue is whether the money they supplied qualifies as campaign contributions, as the government alleges, or, as Edwards contends, as personal gifts.
Baran said, "The issue is
will testify at trial: Edwards' friend and former campaign finance manager Fred Baron, now deceased, and reclusive 101-year-old billionaire Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, who is too frail to travel.
Attorney Jan Baran, who specializes in election law, said, "The case is unusual because it is first time the Department of Justice has prosecuted somebody on the allegation that they raised and helped spend some money to basically hide a mistress and a child."
At issue is whether the money they supplied qualifies as campaign contributions, as the government alleges, or, as Edwards contends, as personal gifts.
Baran said, "The issue is
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