Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84 Hastert served 13 months in prison in a bank fraud conviction linked to his effort to purchase the silence of a former student he sexually abused during his days as a high…
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84 Hastert served 13 months in prison in a bank fraud conviction linked to his effort to purchase the silence of a former student he sexually abused during his days as a high school wrestling coach.
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- 2, 1942, Hastert graduated from Oswego High School in Oswego, Illinois, his online biography demonstrates.
- He was elected Speaker in 1999 after the resignation of Newt Gingrich, a Georgia Republican.
- Hastert died at his home in Illinois over the weekend due to natural causes, Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell informed USA TODAY Oct.
- As the 59th Speaker of the House, the former lawmaker from Illinois' 14th congressional districtwas the longest serving Republican speaker in history.
- Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert dies at 84.
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert dies at 84.
Dennis Hastert, the former House speaker, has died at 84. He died at his home due to natural causes, according to Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell. Former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert is dead at 84.
Hastert died at his home in Illinois over the weekend due to natural causes, Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell informed USA TODAY Oct. 5.
Hastert, who had never served in a top leadership post prior to being appointed to the position, served 20 years in Congress and eight years as the highest-ranking member of the House before retiring in January 2007.
Born in Aurora, Illinois, on Jan. 2, 1942, Hastert graduated from Oswego High School in Oswego, Illinois, his online biography demonstrates. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1964, and then Northern Illinois University in 1967 and went onto work as a teacher before entering politics. Democrats say they'll lower costs: Can they cut deals with Trump? What was Dennis Hastert convicted of?
Hastert served 13 of a 15 month prison sentence in connection to a bank fraud conviction linked to his effort to purchase the silence of a former student he sexually abused during his days as a high school wrestling coach in Illinois, USA TODAY previously noted.
He was sentenced in April 2016 in the case. It was linked to allegations he sexually abused teen boys more than 30 years prior.
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