[circlecity]

"The currency violations are the result of withdrawals from several bank accounts by Hastert over a two year period that exceeded the $10,000 limit on withdrawals which that needed to be reported under the law."

What??? I though "structuring" involved bank transactions of just UNDER $10K with the intent of evading the reporting requirements which kick in on transactions of $10K or more.

[blackdog]

I suspect the coach did some wrestling he doesn't want turned into a Sandusky revelation.

[blackdog]

It's not the banking law they want him brought down with. It's the blackmail topic which will come out later.

It is a message to all sitting and retired politicians from the Department of Social Justice.

[grania]

victim of a blackmail scheme

If Hastart didn't own up to something in his past and paid hush money instead, he's not the "victim".

This gives credence to our suspicions that many in the DC crowd are being blackmailed. I think at this point we'd forgive just about anything except voting against the Constitutional Conservative issues that got them elected or appointed (in the case of Roberts).

[Night Hides Not]

Typical politician...he thought the rules didn’t apply to him.

[ken5050]

Doesn't make sense, unless Hastert is now senile..we're talking millions paid out here.

Let's assume the worst, that it's a Sandusky type case. The victim gets a lawyer, who contacts Hastert and his atty. A settlement is agreed to, and paid, and it's sealed...no public disclosure..one assume's both sides want that.

Also, a civil settlement is INCOME TAX FREE to the recipient. This way, the "blackmailer" is now stuck for taxes on the money he received.

Pretty dumb all the way around...

[Georgia Girl 2]

Denny Hastert was a crook when he was Speaker of the House. Years ago I saw a whole documentary on good old Denny where he used his position to get a road built through some property he owned so he could sell it for a nice profit. He no doubt got blackmailed for some criminal activity. You can’t blackmail an innocent person.

[CMailBag]

I’m guessing that Hastert is the victim of a black DOJ.

And Lois Lerner is free as a bird.

[arthurus]

“Currency violations.” In America. How far we have fallen.

[CharlesWayneCT]

SO, he violated the law that says it is illegal for you to use your money without the government knowing why you are using your money, for what is is for, and how they can track it.

Nice freedom we have here.

Actually, the serious charge is that he lied to investigators about what was going on.

[Elpasser]

Wait a damned minute. Wasn’t Foley implicated during the Mark Foley page scandal around 2006 for failing to confront Foley on his inappropriate contacts with the boys??

Hmmm.