John Edwards, 527 secrecy pioneer

John Edwards, secrecy pioneer - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com:
"A reader points out that one of the reported subjects of the FBI investigation into John Edwards is the way in which the 527 run by an aide, the Alliance for a New America -- its actual independence is in question -- hid some of its spending in an private company, Alliance for a New America LLC.

It's not actually clear that this is illegal. And if Edwards or his aide, Nick Baldick, isn't prosecuted for this, they may have laid out a roadmap for every 527 that doesn't want to disclose its vendors.

'If that holds up, it's a game changer for 527s,' my correspondent notes."

Very interesting, I'll be following this.