A settlement was reached Wednesday in the civil lawsuit against disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, tentatively bringing an end to the yearslong.
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert’s refusal to pay t
A settlement has been reached in a hush money lawsuit against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) that involved decades-old allegations of sexual abuse.
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert s refusal to pay the man $1.8 million the outstanding balance in hush money that the Illinois Republican agreed to pay the man in 2010.
Once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert’s refusal to pay $1.8 million in exchange for his silence, lawyers for both men said.