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    Dennis Hastert

    American politician and convicted criminal

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  1. John Dennis Hastert ( / ˈhæstərt /; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, educator, convicted felon and child sex offender who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. [1]

  2. Apr 28, 2016 · CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in a hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high school wrestling.

  3. Apr 28, 2016 · By Monica Davey , Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith. April 27, 2016. CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, once among the nation’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in ...

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  5. Sep 15, 2021 · YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hasterts refusal to pay the man $1.8 million — the outstanding balance in hush money that the Illinois Republican agreed to pay.

  6. Jun 22, 2016 · Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving GOP speaker in U.S. history, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for violating banking law in a hush-money case involving sexual abuse of boys. He arrived at a Minnesota prison in 2016, where he faced health issues and sex-offender treatment.

  7. Sep 10, 2021 · Published 1:15 PM PDT, September 10, 2021. YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A man who accused Dennis Hastert of child sexual abuse then sued the former U.S. House speaker for refusing to pay $1.8m in exchange for his silence will be named in court if his case goes to trial this month, a judge ruled.

  8. Oct 15, 2015 · CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has accused former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of agreeing to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep an unidentified person silent about “prior misconduct ...

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