Crime | John Edwards Feds Drop Case Against John Edwards He won't be tried again By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jun 13, 2012 3:35 PM CDT Copied In a May 31 file photo, John Edwards speaks outside a federal courthouse as his daughter, Cate Edwards, left, and father Wallace Edwards, listen. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) Another big win for John Edwards today: Federal prosecutors have filed an order dismissing the remaining criminal charges against him. The move comes after 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. Today's statement from the Justice Department said prosecutors will not seek to retry Edwards on the five unresolved counts. Read These Next Hollywood legend Robert Redford has died. President Trump wants to end a decades-old business rule. Bondi threatens charges over Kirk flyers at Office Depot. Ford is moving for the first time since the Eisenhower administration. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error