USA v. Hastert

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Case Number:

1:15-cr-00315

Court:

Illinois Northern

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  1. December 12, 2017

    Hastert Barred From Internet For 2 Years During Probation

    Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert can't use the internet or have contact with anyone under 18 except under certain conditions over the next two years, according to a list of new conditions imposed on the politician for his post-prison release Tuesday.

  2. July 18, 2017

    Ex-Speaker Hastert Released From Prison

    Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was released from federal prison on Monday, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records, leaving a Minnesota facility a month before he is expected to complete his sentence for evading banking laws to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct.

  3. June 22, 2016

    Ex-House Speaker Hastert Reports To Prison

    Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert entered a federal prison in Rochester, Minnesota, on Wednesday, beginning his 15-month sentence on charges he dodged federal bank reporting laws to cover up the fact he sexually abused several teen boys in the years before he ran for public office.

  4. June 20, 2016

    Hastert To Serve Sentence At Minn. Federal Medical Center

    Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will serve his 15-month prison sentence at the federal medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

  5. May 19, 2016

    Ex-Speaker Hastert Must Surrender Himself In June

    Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was once second in line to the presidency, but next month he will be known as Inmate No. 47991-424.

  6. May 12, 2016

    Hastert Won't Appeal 15-Month Sentence, Atty Says

    Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert won't appeal his 15-month prison sentence, his attorney confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.

  7. April 27, 2016

    Hastert Gets 15 Mos. For Hiding Victim Payouts

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, once second in line to the presidency of the United States, to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release after Hastert admitted hiding payments used to cover up his sexual abuse of teenage boys on the Yorkville, Illinois, high school wrestling team.

  8. April 26, 2016

    Hastert's Health May Sway Judge, Sentencing Expert Says

    Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's crime and the allegations of sexual abuse at its core could earn him up to five years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, but his health will likely spare him from a long prison term, a sentencing expert told Law360.

  9. April 25, 2016

    'Individual A' Sues Hastert For Remaining $1.8M Hush Money

    Days before former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's sentencing for violating banking laws through payments meant to cover up sex abuse allegations, "Individual A," the alleged victim at the center of the case, on Monday filed a suit in Kendall County, Illinois, for the remaining $1.8 million in hush money.

  10. April 22, 2016

    Tom DeLay, Dozens Of Others Urge Leniency For Hastert

    Letters of support from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and former Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner were among a trove released late Friday by former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's attorneys ahead of his sentencing next week.

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