Federal prosecutors drop case against John Edwards - ABC6 - Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather

Federal prosecutors have moved to drop all charges against John Edwards after his corruption trial ended last month in a deadlocked jury

A jury in North Carolina acquitted the former presidential candidate last month on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions. It deadlocked on five other felony counts, resulting in a mistrial on those charges

A U.S. Justice Department statement on Wednesday said prosecutors will not seek to retry Edwards on the five unresolved counts.