Edwards not guilty on 1 count; mistrial declared on other 5 counts

The judge declared a mistrial on the other five, The New York Times reported Thursday. Edwards was found not guilty on the third count, involving a $200000 check heiress Rachel Mellon gave to Edwards towards the end of his campaign for the 2008By Kyle Martin A mistrial was declared this afternoon in a civil forfeiture bench trial with $100000 in cash and three gambling machines at stake. The target of the suit is Vijay Patel, who was arrested in January 2011 on allegations that he wasThe judge

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