Criminal charges likely to be filed today against John Edwards

RALEIGH (Winston-Salem Journal) - Criminal charges are likely to be filed to against John Edwards, the culmination of a two-year federal investigation into money used to cover up his extramarital affair during the 2008 presidential election.

Edwards' attorney Greg Craig was traveling to meet today with prosecutors in North Carolina, an indication that the former presidential candidate is likely to charged, either in a grand jury indictment or in a negotiated charge to which he would plead guilty.

A person with knowledge of the investigation said Craig, a Washington lawyer who was President Barack Obama's first White House counsel, planned to be in his client's home state today, where prosecutors were prepared to file charges. The source insisted on anonymity in order to discuss the private negotiations.