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John Dennis Hastert (/ ˈ h æ s t ər t /; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach 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.
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 Hastert’s refusal to pay the man $1.8 million — the outstanding balance in hush money that the Illinois Republican agreed to pay.
Apr 28, 2016 · CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, once among the nation’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in prison for illegally structuring bank transactions in an effort to...
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Jul 18, 2017 · J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, was released from a federal prison on Monday and moved to a Chicago halfway house where he will serve the rest of his 15...
Apr 27, 2016 · The former House Speaker pleaded guilty to illegally structuring bank withdrawals to cover up his molestation of young boys as a wrestling coach. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release in 2016.
May 9, 2024 · Dennis Hastert, American Republican politician who served (1987–2007) in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007. In 2016 he pled guilty to violating bank laws and publicly admitted to having sexually abused teenaged boys several decades earlier.
Sep 15, 2021 · Hastert comes in third in an Illinois House primary, but the Republican Party chooses him to replace the fatally ill primary winner. Hastert later wins the general election and, the following...
