First off ,”It is creepy how the government is so concerned about people keeping cash. I understand about detecting illegal transactions and/or tax avoidance. But sometimes people just like to keep cash. My grandfather used to. It was just the way he was. But that was a long time ago.”
You certainly discussed keeping the money even though its not the case here and has nothing to do with the case.
Second you say it sounds like he was being blackmailed.
“According to the indictment, Individual A has known Hastert for “most of Individual A’s life.” The indictment says during a meeting in 2010, Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million “in order to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct against Individual A.”
Sounds more like he was bribing the person.
That was a general statement and not specific to the case. You are are picking at stupid stuff. Perhaps my post was unclear. I’ll take the blame. But really, you are picking at stupid stuff.
As to the blackmail/bride issue:
All blackmailers are being bribed to keep silent. All takers of bribes are, by taking it, transforming into a blackmailer as the cash rolls in. The fact that payment was ongoing leaves both sides looking guilty. It works both ways.
And if any of my posts have mistakes in them, I apologize ahead of time. I sometimes need to be more careful.