Greensboro, NC (AP) - A wealthy heiress secret payment of attorney is designed to help John Edwards to testify Friday, former presidential candidate admitted that the money has been for their own interests.
Four forged Alex said, Edwards' attorney Wade Smith told reporters in the fall of 2008, he said, before the candidates agreed, has provided a $ 725,000,101-year-old Rachel Rabbit Mellon to help him. It is not clear false criminal trial, Edwards to his assistant in the examination of lessons learned, is in the Edwards' testimony. "Andrew Young.
Mellon University's money be used to cover the pregnant mistress of Edwards, he asked the White House in 2008. Edwards cover up the knowledge, the key issue in the prosecution of his campaign funds corruption-related charges.
Edwards denied know Mellon secrets payment. Young to testify last week, the program instructions from the outset, the former boss.
Forged, semi-retired lawyer from New York City has helped the management Mellon decades of financial affairs. With a shock of white hair and bushy eyebrows, forgery did not disclose his age on the witness stand, but he said that he has practiced for over 60 years of real estate and trust law.
His voice is still deep, he described in 2008 with Smith, a long-term practice talking to North Carolina years ago novice Edwards employed by defense counsel in his Raleigh company.
Forger in the fall of 2008, Smith and Charlotte defense lawyer Jim Cooney called him to a "responsible", Edwards' presidential campaign, federal investigators have launched into the probe.
Forged told lawyer John Edwards, he has been concerned about the months of about 725,000 U.S. dollars in Mellon has been written to Charlotte interior designer and chair, desk and bookcase mark check. Forged learned by the designer through these checks, and then to a deposit account control by Andrew Young.
The forger also know that young Edwards is a fund-raising activities, care for his clients in violation of any laws. A political candidate's personal contributions, and then limit the election cycle to $ 2,300.
"I know Mellon wife is not buying furniture, forged to prove." This is a scam? In Criminal Matters of the funds were siphoned her? I do not know. "
Forged to indicate whether they agree with the intention of his clients' money for their own interests, he asked the lawyer Edwards. Smith replied that he did not know, but to find.
After a very short time, Smith callback.
"Yes, John admit that these for his interests," forged quoted Smith as saying.
Prosecutor Bobby Higdon then immediately suggested the weekend recess the judge, thereby denying the opportunity to cross-examination of Edwards's defense team until Monday forgery.
Smith, Edwards, until October 2011, when federal prosecutors told him they intend to call him as a witness in the trial of Edwards. Cooney in March to withdraw from the Edwards' defense team, later named as the names of potential witnesses of the defense.
Edwards pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of campaign finance irregularities. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.
The forger said he first learned of the issue of money, Mellon sent interior designers, in October 2007, when a banker called and said, individual accounts have sufficient funds to pay the $ 150,000 sum .
Forger said he asked the Mellon check, she told him that the money is the real "John Edwards's interests." Forger, he rarely left her expansion Virginia real estate, Mellon is the worship of Edward persons. She has to the organization supported a presidential candidate, and then in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination campaign early primary states millions.
She said that her impression of Mr. Edwards that he would make a fine President John F. Kennedy, reminiscent of her good friend, "forgery proof.
Tenacious tabloid reports about him, Edwards was forced to withdraw from the competition in January 2008. In the next few months, it also became clear, he would not become the Democratic nomination for Vice President because he has four years ago.
Below forged with Edwards and his wife attended the event in New York art gallery. The forger, when he asked them to strengthen their private conversation about the candidates before the check. The forgery Edwards asked if he knew Brian Hoffman, who has a written examination. Edwards denied that he knew that the interior designer.
In fact, Edwards met with Hoffman more than the same period last year Mellon heritage. Hoffman also proved earlier this week, Edwards had called him several times, including that month.
Forged inspection and Edwards speak again after the summer, the candidates have been caught in a tabloid reporter to visit his mistress, Rielle Hunter and baby, he still refused to accompany the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Edwards said he never asked his assistant, who helped hunters take care of more than a year, Mellon, $ 725,000 of the idea. He apologized, and suggested that young people should have to repay the money.
Thursday in the witness stand, Hoffman, 48 years old, elderly millionaire evening friends "to describe their own - She called bedtime chat. He participated in the plan check the interior designer and symbols, such as the Charleston antique table "is written in the memo to testify. Hoffman would agree with them, and they are passed along to the youth.
He said, Ruse Mellon invented to throw off her family's money manager, including forgery, and make it appear that they engaged in a furniture business.
Last Friday, the speculation of Charlotte designer testified Mellon on how to learn some of her money to cover up the response. He said that Mellon is not a judge having an extramarital affair. Her relationship with her first husband, and her second overlap.
However, Hoffman said that Mellon had her money, how to spend the views.
"She thought, maybe you should pay for your girlfriend, Hoffman replied.
As the court broke out in laughter, and even the former North Carolina senator sitting in the defense table and cracked a smile.


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