Everything You Need to Know About the Hastert Indictment
What did he allegedly do and who did he allegedly do it to?
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Prior to his indictment Thursday, former Republican Representative Dennis Hastert was known for being a no “skeletons” guy, and the GOP’s boring second choice for Speaker of the House.
Now Hastert, a former high school teacher and wrestling coach from Illinois, is charged with lying to FBI agents and violating federal banking-related reporting laws. But the real draw of the story—especially for the media outlets covering it—is what Hastert isn’t being charged for. The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times are both reporting that Hastert withdrew the funds in an attempt to conceal an alleged case of sexual abuse from his time as a teacher.