Maybe the insignificant $400 haircuts from a Beverly Hills stylist during the campaign, which caused a little uproar, was a red flag that said there’s more to this man then we ever thought. Since then there’s been the scandalous news of his marriage and the lies. Could criminal charges be next? In any event, better save the haircut money for a lawyer.
By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. — His once-prominent political career is buried and the turmoil of his marriage is playing out in public. Now, John Edwards is facing a federal inquiry.
The two-time Democratic presidential candidate acknowledged Sunday that investigators are assessing how he spent his campaign funds – a subject that could carry his extramarital affair from the tabloids to the courtroom. Edwards’ political action committee paid more than $100,000 for video production to the firm of the woman with whom Edwards had an affair.
The former North Carolina senator said in a carefully worded statement that he is cooperating.
“I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly,” Edwards said in the statement. “However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter.”
