Dennis Hastert awaits sentence in hush-money case
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Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse in Chicago for his arraignment on federal charges in his hush-money case in Chicago. Hastert is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
CHICAGO >> Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is stepping before a judge to learn his punishment in a hush-money case centered on sex-abuse allegations.
At Wednesday’s hearing in Chicago, federal prosecutors intend to focus on accusations that Hastert molested at least four students when he coached wrestling at an Illinois high school.
The 74-year-old Republican pleaded guilty to breaking banking law as he sought to pay someone $3.5 million to conceal dark secrets from his past. His plea deal suggests a sentence between probation and six months behind bars.
But Judge Thomas M. Durkin made comments at recent hearings suggesting he could impose a far stiffer sentence than a half-a-year in prison.
If that happens, Hastert would become one of the highest-ranking politicians in American history ever to be incarcerated.
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Hastert is another Family Values guy with feet of clay! Remember, he voted to impeach Clinton for sexual misconduct. On second thought, maybe he voted against Clinton because it was between consenting adults and of a heterosexual nature as opposed to his predatory. homosexual assaults on underage children.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS : “Candids”
/ April 24, 2016
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