June 10, 2015

Dennis Hastert, former House speaker, enters not guilty plea during 1st court appearance

CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to charges that he violated banking rules and lied to the FBI about promising to pay $3.5 million in hush money to conceal misconduct from his days as a high school teacher.

On Tuesday, during his first ...

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