Hastert in 2008
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CHICAGO – Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Chicago on Tuesday for allegedly lying to the FBI and violating financial reporting requirements.
Hastert, 73, was indicted in May in in United States District Court of Northern Illinois with illegally transferring funds in an effort to avoid detection by the IRS.
Hastert is accused of agreeing to pay one individual $3.5 million due to "prior bad acts." Hastert reportedly agreed to pay a person who he allegedly sexually assaulted while he was a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School between 1968 and 1981.
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The indictment:
LINK: Hastert Indictment Casts Shadow Over All-American Town
LINK: Family Of Alleged Hastert Victim Comes Forward
LINK: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Indicted On Federal Charges
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