Tag: Bunny Mellon
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu May 31, 2012 at 08:42:45 PM EST
Tags: John Edwards trial, Bunny Mellon (all tags)
Posted on Thu May 31, 2012 at 08:42:45 PM EST
Tags: John Edwards trial, Bunny Mellon (all tags)
Why did the jury unanimously agree John Edwards was not guilty on Count 3 charging illegal campaign contributions from Bunny Mellon in 2008, while it was hung on the other counts?.
This was the one count that they could reject before without even having to decide whether the money was a campaign contribution. They could reject it based on both or one of the following:
- Bunny Mellons' December, 2007 and January, 2008 payments were not deposited until after John Edwards withdrew from the Presidential race. Without those two checks, Bunny Mellon's contributions for the year did not exceed $25,000.
and/or
- Venue in the Middle District of North Carolina was not proven by a preponderance of the evidence on this count. The crime charged was illegal acceptance or receipt of campaign funds. The funds weren't deposited in the Middle District. They weren't even sent there. [More...]
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