John Edwards is First Name Uncovered in 'Millionaire Madam' Investigation

John Edwards is First Name Uncovered in 'Millionaire Madam' Investigation Updated March 22, 2012 12:19pm

March 22, 2012 7:39am | By Murray Weiss, DNAinfo Criminal Justice Editor / Columnist

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Former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at a memorial for U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library August 28, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kennedy, youngest sibling to brothers President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, died of brain cancer August 25. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

MANHATTAN — A call girl working for alleged "Millionaire Madam" Anna Gristina told investigators she was paid to have sex with former U.S. Sen. John Edwards when he was in New York raising money for his failed presidential bid, DNAinfo has learned.

Edwards is the first big name to surface in connection to Gristina's alleged prostitution scheme run out of an Upper East Side apartment.

Edwards' lawyer declined to comment when reached Wednesday.  On Thursday morning, his attorneys issued a statement to Politico and other news outlets saying their client "categorically" denied the allegation. Later Thursday morning, DNAinfo was contacted by Edwards' attorney, Abbe Lowell, demanding a retraction.  

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