John Edwards' ties to the Fortress Investment Group have already paid off.
According to campaign finance records, he's raised $145,760 from employees of the New York-based hedge fund.
Edwards worked as a Fortress consultant from October of 2005 until he announced his campaign late last year.
Contributors include top Fortress officials: CEO Wesley Edens, who gave $2,300; and presidents Peter Briger Jr. and Michael Novogratz and COO Randal Nardone, who each gave $4,600.
Edens, Nardone and Novogratz also gave to U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd's presidential campaign. Edens also gave to U.S. Sen. John McCain, and Novogratz to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Edwards also got donations from the company's rank and file in New York and California, at least 78 donors in all.
A handful of Fortress employees gave to both Edwards and another candidate: Elam Ali also gave to to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani; Sara Sprung, to U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton; and Jonathan Atkeson, to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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