Disgraced Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies At Age Eighty-Four
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, whose career ended in disgrace over financial crimes and abuse, has died at 84.
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has died at the age of 84. He represented Illinois in Congress for two decades and served as the longest-serving Republican speaker before his career collapsed. His later years were marked by a federal prison sentence for financial crimes and a subsequent confession to historical child sexual abuse.
- He admitted in federal court in 2016 to sexually abusing teenage boys decades prior while working as a high school wrestling coach.
- Federal prosecutors imprisoned him in 2016 for structuring bank withdrawals to evade reporting thresholds while attempting to pay hush money to conceal those crimes.
- He held the position of speaker of the House from 1999 until 2007.
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Dennis Hastert rose to become the most powerful Republican legislator in the United States before his legacy was upended by revelations of criminal conduct and sexual abuse.
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Dennis Hastert, who served as speaker of the House and was later imprisoned and disgraced by scandal, has died at 84 years old.
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- The Washington PostAfter summaryDennis Hastert, ex-House speaker whose sex abuse admission upended legacy, dies at 8429m ago · open ↗
- The New York TimesDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies1h ago · open ↗
- CBS NewsDennis Hastert, disgraced former House speaker, dies at 841h ago · open ↗
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