Published October 15, 2015 10:52am EDT | Updated October 15, 2015 11:04am EDT

Ex-House Speaker Hastert To Plead Guilty In Hush-money Case

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will plead guilty in a federal hush-money case, his lawyers said in a Chicago court on Thursday. Hastert was charged in May with attempting to hide cash transactions as part of an effort to pay hush money to hide claims of past misconduct.