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Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert is Back in Illinois After Release From Federal Prison
Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert is Back in Illinois After Release From Federal Prison
Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert is Back in Illinois After Release From Federal Prison
Thirteen months after he went to federal prison on a bank fraud conviction that stemmed from "hush money" payments to a former student he sexually abused back when Hastert was an Illinois high school wrestling coach, The ex-speaker is now under the supervision of a residential re-entry management field office based in Chicago.
Ex-Speaker Hastert's Portrait Removed from House Hallway
Ex-Speaker Hastert's Portrait Removed from House Hallway
Ex-Speaker Hastert's Portrait Removed from House Hallway
WASHINGTON (AP) — A portrait of former Speaker Dennis Hastert has been removed from a hallway outside the House chamber. Just last week, the Illinois Republican pleaded guilty to breaking banking laws in a hush money scheme. The portrait has hung for years in the Speaker's Lobby, a plush area just outside the chamber where lawmakers and reporters congregate...
Hastert Takes Plea Deal; Sentencing In February
Hastert Takes Plea Deal; Sentencing In February
Hastert Takes Plea Deal; Sentencing In February
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Even if former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert avoids prison time after his guilty plea, the damage to his reputation has been done. Hastert pleaded guilty to structuring his bank withdrawals to get around reporting requirements as he paid off someone known only as “Individual A,” supposedly to cover up decades-old allegations of sexual misconduct... Read M
Pre-Trial Hearing Set in Hastert Hush-Money Case
Pre-Trial Hearing Set in Hastert Hush-Money Case
Pre-Trial Hearing Set in Hastert Hush-Money Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A status hearing is scheduled in the federal hush-money case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. The 73-year-old Republican isn't required to attend Tuesday's hearing in Chicago. The judge will ask about trial preparations...
First Hastert Court Appearance Set for Tuesday
First Hastert Court Appearance Set for Tuesday
First Hastert Court Appearance Set for Tuesday
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is set to appear in court for the first time since an indictment handed down nearly two weeks ago alleged that he agreed to pay $3.5 million to keep past misconduct secret. The 76-year-old Illinois Republican will enter a plea to charges that he broke banking laws and lied to FBI investigators about the money...