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 Here's how Rob Reiner's body was found. More details coming out about the last party the Reiners attended. First Australia victims lost their lives confronting the shooter. An MIT nuclear science professor was fatally shot at his home. Report an error