April 15, 2016
The Illinois federal judge overseeing the case against former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert told attorneys he won't consider any letters submitted ahead of Hastert's sentencing this month unless they are posted publicly, part of a shift in the transparency in the high-profile case.
April 13, 2016
The Illinois federal judge overseeing the case against former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert said Wednesday he is considering the fact Hastert told federal investigators he was being extorted as an aggravating factor in determining the politician's sentence because it turned out to be a lie.
April 09, 2016
Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert was attempting to cover up allegations of sexual abuse from former wrestlers on a team he coached when he agreed to pay one of them hush money, prosecutors said Friday, arguing that an Illinois federal court should consider the abuse in Hastert's sentencing since it was the root of his evasion of bank reporting laws.
April 06, 2016
Former U.S. House Speaker Republican Dennis Hastert is filled with remorse ahead of his sentencing for breaking banking laws as part of a plan to funnel hush money to a former student, his attorneys said in a filing in Illinois federal court on Wednesday requesting that his sentence be limited to probation.
March 23, 2016
A man who claims he was sexually abused by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is weighing whether to testify at the former Washington heavyweight's sentencing next month, leading an Illinois federal judge to delay it Tuesday so the witness can attend.
March 16, 2016
After a hearing behind chamber doors, an Illinois federal judge ordered the appointment of an independent medical expert Wednesday to review information former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert submitted for consideration ahead of his sentencing for violating bank reporting laws.
January 28, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday delayed sentencing for former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert until April, after Hastert's attorneys said the former politician is still dealing with health issues after nearly dying from a blood infection in November.
January 22, 2016
Attorneys for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to delay his sentencing on charges he violated banking rules with hush money payments, saying Hastert is dealing with ongoing complications from a stroke and spinal surgery.
October 28, 2015
Dennis Hastert, the onetime speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, appeared in an Illinois federal court Wednesday morning to plead guilty to concealing around $1 million in bribes made over a two-and-a-half-year period to an individual whom he had wronged in the past.
October 15, 2015
Attorneys for Dennis Hastert appeared in Illinois federal court Thursday to announce that the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives intends to plead guilty to charges related to his alleged concealment of $1.7 million in bribes shelled out to hide past misconduct.