Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty in Hush-Money Case
Jay Hathaway · 10/28/15 09:31AMDennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to lying to the FBI in an investigation of $3.5 million in hush money he allegedly paid to cover up unspecified past misconduct—widely reported to be the sexual abuse of one his male students when he worked as a high school teacher.