Dennis Hastert

*John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (/ˈhæstərt/; born January 2, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and member of the Republican Party who was the 59th Speaker of the United States House Of Representatives, serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented Illinois's 14th congressional district for twenty years, 1987 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in history.

On May 28, 2015, Hastert was indicted by federal prosecutors who allege he evaded the requirement that banks report cash transactions over US$10,000, and made false statements to the FBI about his withdrawals, in a hush money scheme. According to the federal indictment,[2] Hastert allegedly paid $1.7 million to a former student at Yorkville High School "in order to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct" against that individual during Hastert's time as a teacher and wrestling coach there.* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/dennis-hastert-how-he-made-income-118414.html


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