Dennis Hastert Indicted
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Indicted Denny Busted By His Own LawOn Oct. 24, 2001, then-House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) shepherded the Patriot Act through the House of Representatives. Little did Hastert know at the time that the law he helped pass would give federal law enforcement the tools to indict him on charges of violating banking-related reporting requirements more than a decade later.
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Dennis Hastert indictment shocks former colleagues“Everyone is in shock. ”That’s how former Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) summed up the feelings of official Washington — among Republicans especially — after Thursday’s stunning federal indictment of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).
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Former House Speaker Indicted on Federal ChargesA federal indictment against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert says he agreed to pay $3.5 million to hide `prior misconduct’ against an unidentified person.
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