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            John Edwards Trial: Jury selection is set to begin
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              Crimesider Staff 
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              Daily Blotter 
             
            Handout booking image of former Senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards

            (Credit: U.S. Marshals Service) 
            (CBS/AP) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jury selection is set to begin Thursday morning for the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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            Edwards, 58, is accused of secretly obtaining more than $900,000 in illegal campaign funds from two wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress during his failed bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. 

            The federal government says Edwards solicited the money to cover up his affair and child he had with a campaign videographer in order to protect his public image as a devoted family man.

            The money flowed to Andrew Young, a former campaign aide who initially claimed the baby was his. Young is expected to be a key witness for the prosecution. The mistress, Rielle Hunter, may testify as part of Edwards' defense.

            Following years of adamant public denials, Edwards acknowledged paternity of Hunter's daughter in 2010.

            Edwards was indicted on six counts in June 2011 and pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, taking illegal campaign contributions and making false statements. Each count carries a sentence of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

            The judge has said she expects the proceedings to last about six weeks, with testimony due to start on April 23.

            A key issue will be whether Edwards knew about the payments made on his behalf by his national campaign finance chairman, the late Texas lawyer Fred Baron, and campaign donor Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, an heiress and socialite who is now 101 years old. Both had already given Edwards' campaign the maximum $2,300 individual contribution allowed by federal law.

            Edwards denies having known about the money, which paid for private jets, luxury hotels and Hunter's medical care.

            The one-term North Carolina senator has admitted publicly to moral wrongs but is adamant that he did not break the law. 

            If convicted, Edwards faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and as much as $1.5 million in fines.








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