The Justice Department has dropped its criminal case against former presidential candidate John Edwards. His campaign finance trial ended in a mistrial last month, with jurors acquitting him of one of six counts related to a a donation in 2008 from his friend, wealthy banking heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. The jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the remaining five counts, which included a conspiracy charge and two charges related to donations from another wealthy donor, the late Fred Baron.

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