Politics | John Edwards Grand Jury Ready to Indict John Edwards National Enquirer says it's imminent By Nick McMaster Posted Mar 3, 2010 2:58 PM CST Copied In this March 10, 2009 file photo, former presidential candidate John Edwards answers a student's question after delivering a speech at Brown University in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) A federal grand jury is preparing to indict John Edwards for misconduct stemming from his extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter. Edwards is being investigated by the FBI and IRS for campaign finance violations related to paying Hunter during their affair, and sources tell the National Enquirer that an indictment is near. "John is terrified," says one source. "He thinks the Feds are going to make an example of him." Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error