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John vs. Hastert
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1:13-cv-05014
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June 05, 2018
Judge Denies Hastert's Request For Post-Deal Reprimand
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday turned down former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's request that he reprimand a would-be whistleblower for allegedly intentionally misprinting Hastert's lawyer's name on dismissal papers filed in the Seventh Circuit, instead saying he would "cleanse the record appropriately" and let the appellate dismissal mandate end the case.
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June 01, 2018
Whistleblower Allegedly Filed Doc Mocking Hastert Atty
Counsel for former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert told an Illinois federal judge on Thursday a would-be whistleblower who accused Hastert of misusing federal funds filed documents with the court in which he secretly altered Hastert's attorney Christian Poland's name to "Christina."
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April 17, 2018
Deal Could End Sanctions For Hastert Whistleblower
An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday he would reconsider his sanctions order against a business partner of former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert over a recently tossed whistleblower suit, urging the parties to work out their issues in settlement negotiations instead.
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April 05, 2018
Judge Stands Firm On Sanctions In Hastert Whistleblower Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday declined to reconsider sanctions he ordered against a whistleblower and his lawyers who filed a since-tossed qui tam suit against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert over alleged government fund misuse, saying the penalties are "harmonious with procedural and substantive requirements."
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November 21, 2017
Whistleblower Attys Fight Sanctions In Hastert Case
Illinois attorneys who represented a whistleblower in an unsuccessful suit against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert for alleged misuse of government funds are seeking to overturn sanctions imposed on them for pursuing the litigation in the face of what the court deemed case-ending evidence.
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June 07, 2017
Whistleblower Says Ex-Speaker's Sanctions Bid Too Late
A whistleblower who filed a since-tossed qui tam suit against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert for alleged misuse of government funds asked an Illinois federal court Tuesday to deny Hastert's bid for attorneys' fees and sanctions, saying the request was too late and the suit was not frivolous.
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May 01, 2017
Ex-Speaker Hastert Wants Sanctions In FCA Suit
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Monday asked an Illinois federal court to order a whistleblower to pay his attorneys' fees after the False Claims Act suit brought against him for alleged misuse of government funds was thrown out.
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April 07, 2017
'Implausible' Whistleblower Testimony Nixes Hastert FCA Suit
An Illinois federal judge dismissed a False Claims Act suit filed against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert Thursday over the ex-congressman's alleged misuse of government funds, saying he didn’t believe the whistleblower's "implausible" claim to being the original source of the allegations.
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July 07, 2016
Jailed Hastert Can't Escape FCA Case On Lobbying Costs
An Illinois federal judge Wednesday kept alive a False Claims Act lawsuit against disgraced former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert but said he would have to hear more about whether the man who brought the suit was the original source of claims that Hastert abused his former position while lobbying for Dickstein Shapiro LLP.
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September 19, 2014
Ex-Speaker Hastert Beats FCA Suit Over Lobbying Costs
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Thursday defeated a lawsuit accusing him of violating the False Claims Act by using a federally funded office and staff for lobbying efforts for Dickstein Shapiro LLP and other personal business after his retirement from Congress.