Wall Street Journal: Jack Smith Known to Take On Tough Cases, But Hasn’t Always Won
Smith won some high profile cases but also lost some.
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FBI Agent Who Cracked Down on Public Corruption to Join North Carolina Board of Elections
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Agent Charles W. Stuber Jr. knows a thing or two about public corruption, from going after U.S. Sen. John Edwards to helping secure convictions against a range of state political figures. Now the 54-year-old, who has worked for the FBI since 1985, is retiring this month and will take his investigative…
No Regrets in Failed Prosecution of former Sen. Edwards
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former U.S. Attorney who spearheaded the failed prosecution of former Sen. John Edwards expressed no regrets, the News and Observer reports. George Holding said political corruption cases are the most difficult to prosecute, and any decision to halt the prosecution would have been a “derliction of duty,” according to the News…
John Edwards Jurors Say Evidence Wasn’t There But They Thought He Was Guilty of Something
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The jurors in the John Edwards trial told network news stations that prosecutor simply didn’t have enough evidence to convict. The Wall Street Journal reported that three jurors told NBC’s Matt Lauer the evidence was lacking. Jury foreman David Recchion singled out prosecution witness Andrew Young as a big…
The John Edwards Case Just Didn’t Feel Right
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some federal cases are too complicated for jurors. Some may be borderline illegal. And some may end up being a waste of taxpayer money. The trial against ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards was probably all of the above. A jury on Thursday acquitted him on one count and deadlocked on five others…
Column: John Edwards Case Just Didn’t Feel Right
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some federal cases are too complicated for jurors. Some may be borderline illegal. And some may end up being a waste of taxpayer money. The trial against ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards was probably all of the above. A jury on Thursday acquitted him on one count and deadlocked on…
Judge Sends Alternate Jurors Home from John Edwards Trial
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com If you’ve been waiting for an update in the John Edwards campaign finance corruption trial, here it is : Purple. Judge Catherine Eagles already had her hands full with the media zoo around Edwards, before the alternate jurors seemed to get sassy. One kept flipping her hair in his direction, and all…
Jury Deliberation Drags on in John Edwards Trial
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Jury deliberation drags on for an 8th day in ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards’ corruption case. The jury must decide whether $925,000 in gifts, used to cover up Edwards’ extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, was merely social capital, or illegal campaign contributions… and they must decide whether Edwards understood them as such. The jury…