Dennis Hastert to Appear in Court Thursday
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Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call(CHICAGO) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is set to make a court appearance at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, according to Judge Thomas Durkin’s office.
The scheduled arraignment comes after Hastert was indicted last week for bank fraud and lying to the FBI about the reason why he was withdrawing money.
The bank fraud charge comes as a result of the former speaker making well over $1 million in withdrawals but taking it out in increments of less than $10,000 to avoid having to report it to the FBI.
Although the indictment does not detail the reasons for the withdrawl beyond alleging that it was “to cover up past misconduct,” sources say two male students who knew Hastert, 73, when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach before he entered politics have accused him of sexual misconduct.
Hastert has not commented or been seen publicly since his indictment was announced last week. ABC News has reached out directly to Hastert by email, but has not received a response.
There is no lawyer of record listed for Hastert in court filings.
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