Dennis Hastert Indicted

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Former speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, a Republican, has been indicted. The indictment suggests Hastert was paying hush money to for “prior misconduct” to an unnamed person (“Individual A”).

“During the 2010 meetings and subsequent discussions, defendant JOHN DENNIS HASTERT agreed to provide Individual A $3.5 million in order to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct against Individual A,” reads the indictment.

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