
(CBS News) GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The jury in the John Edwards political corruption trial is scheduled to resume deliberations Monday after failing to reach a verdict Friday, their first day of trying. Edwards is charged with six felony counts in connection with alleged campaign finance fraud. Prosecutors say Edwards belongs in prison for devising an elaborate scheme to use nearly $1 million from wealthy donors to hide his affair with Rielle Hunter, in violation of campaign finance rules, notes CBS News correspondent Anna Werner. But Edwards defense lawyer Abbe Lowell told jurors Edwards "confessed his sins. ... But he has pleaded not guilty to violating the law." "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Erin Moriarty, who's also an attorney, says deliberations "could take a while." "This is ...
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