Now we need to figure out what’s eating John Boehner and Mitch McConnell.
Because paying blackmail is more criminal than being blackmailed.
He was a criminal for molestation, no doubt that was criminal, but odd that the payoff is the charge and not molestation or blackmail. Procedural crime.
When are you going to do a piece about how the bankers for the Clinton Foundation who are legally bound by the same laws have failed to report the myriad "suspicious activities" of that international money laundering network?
Not really. His predilection to bugger minor boys led to his indictment. The fact that portions of a law he and others forced on this country under the guise of terrorism facilitated the uncovering of the bribes he paid to the victim is a miniscule part of his downfall.
Not defending Hastert over the sex abuse allegations but he is being prosecuted for taking his own money out of his own bank account and lying to the FBI about the purpose of the withdrawals. Apparently all your money really belongs to the government and if you want to use it you’ll need to explain why
Huff PO idiots don’t know the difference between “Passed” and “Past”.
His actions led to his indictment. Not a law.
Truth be known probably 99% of all people ruling ‘the People’ are compromised .... this would include those the read what is allowed to be read (by media) to ‘the People’ ... but keep in mind anyone trying to form an objective opinion is known as a subversive and worse to those in power.
My question is.. How does a wrestling coach go to Washington and 30 years later have millions in bank accounts?
I have gained the impression he was “boffing” young men. I would not be surprised as we have passed under the control of people who for various reasons do not even belong to our society; i.e. Sodomites, criminals, aliens, blacks.
Good.
Government took good intentions but then acted like they had a credit card with no limits.
He would have done better by just outing himself and paying nothing.
Buggering Bruce, the live boy, is what did him in. He should have buggered a dead girl instead. They don’t demand hush money.
Sweet irony. Those onerous bank reporting requirements have been turned away from combating Islamic terrorism to attacking American citizens.
Here’s another question...how does a former teacher and wrestling coach and then member of Congress get $3.5 million dollars?
The money belongs to Him. He should be able to give it to whoever he wants to unless there is criminal intent.
What a stupid headline, as it tries to ride “anti Hastert sentiment” of the moment, due to his personal problem, and in an attempt to suggest that had it not been for Hastert there would have been no “Patriot Act”. Nothing could be more stupid. But given the source of the article the stupidity is not surprising.
Though I am glad a gay pedophile was outed, I am upset when money under 10k was taken out that government HAD TO KNOW what you were doing with your own already taxed savings.
I think operatives wanted this homosexual pedophile outed more than I believe the goverment is so thorough watching over your money.
This was probably put out there to help take Hillary and Baltimore issues off the news more.