Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Dennis Hastert, a former House speaker who was jailed for violating banking laws, has died, an Illinois coroner said. He was 84.
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Dennis Hastert, a former House speaker who was jailed for violating banking laws, has died, an Illinois coroner said. He was 84.
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed on charges related to his concealment of hush money payments made to cover up sexual abuse.
Hastert's lawyers said the 2010 deal was void after his victim spoke about it to others
Hastert was sentenced to 15 months for a banking violations case that revealed accusations he had sexually abused teenagers while coaching wrestling at a suburban Chicago high school
The former House speaker's attorney is trying to evade a lawsuit for victim's outstanding hush money funds to be paid in full
The wheelchair-bound 74-year-old Hastert arrived around noon at the Rochester Federal Medical Center for his 15-month sentence in hush-money case
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The former House speaker will serve a 15-month sentence
The former speaker of the House was convicted last month in a hush-money case that centered around his past sexual abuse of teenage boys
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Businessman says he didn't make final decision to testify against ex-House speaker until after request from Hastert's legal team
"They looked to me, and I took advantage of them," the former House speaker said in federal court Wednesday
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday
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The former House speaker's misconduct more than 40 years ago "remains ambiguous," his lawyers say in court documents
The judge in the case also will allow the court to make public more documents in the case ahead of Hastert's April 27 hearing
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Court document includes disturbing details from at least four of Hastert's male students when he was a teacher and wrestling coach
Court filing chronicles a chain of deception that began with former House speaker exploiting his position of trust as a teacher and coach
Court filing is the first time prosecutors have confirmed former House speaker paid hush-money to conceal sex abuse of a teenager
That's according to a report published Thursday by The Chicago Tribune
Claiming he is overwhelmed with guilt and in failing health, the former speaker asks for probation ahead of his sentencing in hush-money case
CBS News confirmed that the judge overseeing the case has agreed to move the sentencing to April 27
The former speaker of the House pleaded guilty in October to violating bank laws by seeking to pay $3.5 million in hush money