Ethical Dilemma John Edwards Has Research Proposal

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Edwards avows, "I had nothing to do with any money being paid, and no knowledge of any money being paid, and if something was paid, it wasn't being paid on my behalf." (Schwartz, Ross, and Francescani, 2008).

Today, Edwards is now the subject of a federal grand jury investigation which is looking at whether there were false reports in how funds from Edwards' campaign or one of these groups were spent, whether any money was passed from the recipient to Hunter, and whether any campaign or nonprofit money was spent on providing a personal benefit (MacGillis, 2009). The comments of a former Edwards' supporter illustrate the gravity of his misconduct. Instead of giving her typical contributions to charities every year such as an organization that feeds low-income families and another that rescues abandoned animals, she chose to give the money to Edwards' campaign in '07 and '08 (Henneberger, 2009).

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She said, "I did that because of promises he made that I believed. But I was lied to, and basically feel like I've been bilked out of a substantial amount of money I'd like back." (Henneberger, 2009).

Unfortunately, what common sense dictates, that Edwards is a liar and a cheat who has misused public funds and violated public trust, is not easily proven in the legal system. Ideally, Edwards should be found guilty and be subject to jail and repayment of all campaign funds that he allocated to cover up his illegitimate child. As such, he would not be allowed to practice law or run for public office. The reality is that he will not be held legally accountable, but hopefully the public will not forget the situation and will hold him personally accountable and unfit for public office......

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