John Edwards is indicted for misuse of campaign funds

RALEIGH, N.C. — A grand jury indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday, accusing him of trying to protect his political ambitions by soliciting and secretly spending more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and their baby from the public.

The grand jury's indictment contained six felony counts, including conspiracy, four counts of receiving illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements for keeping the spending off the public finance reports for his 2008 White House campaign.

The indictment said the payments made with money from two wealthy supporters were a scheme to protect Edwards' White House ambitions and his public image as a devoted family man.

"Edwards knew that public revelation of the affair and the pregnancy would destroy his candidacy," the indictment said.

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