Dennis Hastert, Former House Speaker, Dies at 84
The former Illinois congressman and House speaker died of natural causes at home after a career overshadowed by abuse admissions and banking convictions.
- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert died at age 84 at his home over the weekend, Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell confirmed Monday due to natural causes.
- Elected to represent Illinois' 14th district in 1986, Hastert rose to become the longest-serving Republican House Speaker, presiding over the 106th through 109th Congresses before resigning in 2007.
- Hastert's political career ended after investigators uncovered he paid $3.5 million to conceal sexual abuse of students during his tenure as a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School, where he abused at least four students.
- U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin sentenced Hastert to 15 months in prison and a $250,000 fine for violating banking laws, calling him a "serial child molester" during the 2016 sentencing hearing.
- As the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to serve prison time, Hastert's legacy remains defined by his fall from grace; he is survived by his wife, Jean, and their two sons, Joshua and Ethan.
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Disgraced Former Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies At 84
The Associated Press reports: Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was jailed for violating banking laws, has died, a coroner in Illinois said. He was 84. Both the longest-serving Republican House speaker and the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to serve a prison sentence, Hastert’s stunning … The post Disgraced Former Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies At 84 appeared first on Joe.My.…
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert Is Dead
Former Speaker John Dennis Hastert (R-IL) “has died at the age of 84,” NewsNation reports. “In 2016, Hastert admitted in court that he sexually abused boys while coaching at Yorkville High School. A federal judge sentenced Hastert to 15 months in prison and issued a $250,000 fine. The judge referred to him as a ‘serial […]
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