Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert facing federal charges - CBS News
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been indicted on federal charges for trying to hide close to $1 million in bank withdrawals and lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Someone was extorting him to the tune of 3.5 million dollars for crimes he committed as Speaker of the House. Seems he's been paying this 'un-named" person bribes to keep his mouth shut for several years.
He was indited for trying to hide the withdraws from the IRS and lying about it to federal investigators. This should be interesting when it blows up and we find out why he was paying the blackmail.