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Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case
http://www.wcvb.com/politics/hastert-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-lying/36091230
Prosecutors recommend prison sentence of up to six months
Hastert pleads guilty in hush money case
By Mariano Castillo and Tom LoBianco
UPDATED 12:19 PM EDT Oct 28, 2015
WASHINGTON (CNN) —Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to structuring money transactions in a way to evade requirements to report where the money was going.
The money, investigators said, went to pay someone he had wronged $3.5 million in hush money.
In addition, Hastert was charged with making false statements to federal investigators.
As part of a plea deal, Hastert pleaded guilty only to the count of hiding money transactions.