Prosecutors did not call Hunter to the witness stand, instead relying principally on former Edwards aides. A friend and adviser to Edwards testified Tuesday that the candidate appeared surprised to learn an elderly heiress sent money that ended up going to Hunter and Young. John Moylan said he believed Edwards learned about the checks from Rachel “Bunny” Mellon to Young for the first...

Kelly Nichol went shopping on Wednesday, and later that night, she was online making sure thather debit-card transactions at three stores had been properly recorded in her checking account. “You have to,” she said of the three or four times a week she typically checks on her bankaccount to make sure it stays safe. “I want to spend my money myself,”...