Edwards Backers Fined $131K
Several supporters of ex-Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) have agreed to pay the FEC $131K in fines stemming from Edwards' 2004 pres. bid.
Geoffrey Fieger, the former attorney for Dr. Jack Kevorkian and the '98 Dem nominee for governor in MI, and law partner Vernon Johnson agreed to the fines after a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. DoJ was probing whether the two and their law firm had illegally reimbursed individuals who gave to Edwards' campaign.
The FEC found that the pair and their company used corporate funds to reimburse donors to another committee controlled by Edwards. Several purported donors allowed their names to be used when, in fact, others were giving Edwards money.
Edwards himself was not accused of wrongdoing in the matter. But a grand jury is still investigating whether Edwards and several backers used campaign money to keep an affair out of the news.
The grand jury has heard testimony from Rielle Hunter, the woman with whom Edwards had an affair, as well as Andrew Young, a former campaign aide. No charges have been filed.
(REID WILSON)
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