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Dennis Hastert's accuser sues him for 1.8million
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dennis-hastert-s-accuser-sues-him-1-8-million-n561901<snip>
The accuser at the center of the Dennis Hastert hush-money case sued the former House Speaker on Monday, saying he never finished paying $3.5 million in cash to settle a sexual abuse allegation.
The man known only as Individual A had only pocketed $1.7 million from the politician when the FBI began investigating red-flag cash withdrawals and learned of their secret deal.
Now, two days before Hastert is to be sentenced for illegal financial transactions, Individual A has filed suit in Illinois state court, seeking to collect the $1.8 million balance.
The five-page breach-of-contract complaint contains new details about the case that stretches back to the 1970s, when Hastert was a wrestling coach at Yorkville High School:
Individual A, then 14, was not yet a student at Yorkville when Hastert, a trusted family friend, invited him to a wrestling camp for high schoolers and then molested him in a motel room, the suit says.
In 2008, Individual A had a conversation with another person who said they had been abused by Hastert — and that prompted him to confront his former coach, the court papers say. His attorney would not comment on whether that person is one of four former students who prosecutors say have reported abuse, or a new accuser.
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Sue him yes. Note the trusted family friend part - ReTHUGs cannot be trusted.
This is not going away
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File that under Sentences You Shouldn't Even Attempt To Finish...lol. 
Tom DeLay, ex-CIA chief, pols write judge praising Dennis Hastert
House Speaker U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert, (R-Ill) (L) speaks while House Majority Leader U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) listens at the U.S. Capitol May 25, 2005 in Washington, (File Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Federal prosecutors portray former House Speaker Dennis Hastert as a serial child molester who agreed to pay millions to cover up his shameful secrets — but former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay describes him as a man of “strong faith” and “great integrity.”
“We all have our flaws, but Dennis Hastert has very few,” DeLay wrote to Hastert’s sentencing judge. “He is a good man that loves the Lord. He gets his integrity and values from Him. He doesn’t deserve what he is going through.”
DeLay penned one of 41 letters released publicly on Friday in support of Hastert, just days before the Yorkville Republican’s sentencing. Included are letters written by Hastert’s wife, two of his sons, two of his brothers, former Congressman and head of the Central Intelligence Agency Porter Goss, former Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner, several ex-congressmen and a few retired law enforcement officers, including retired Kendall County Sheriff Richard Randall and members of the U.S. Capitol Police force.
The letter writers call Hastert, now 74, a great friend, great public servant and great American.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wife-son-tom-delay-ex-cia-chief-write-judge-praising-hastert/
“We all have our flaws, but Dennis Hastert has very few,” DeLay wrote to Hastert’s sentencing judge. “He is a good man that loves the Lord. He gets his integrity and values from Him. He doesn’t deserve what he is going through.”
DeLay penned one of 41 letters released publicly on Friday in support of Hastert, just days before the Yorkville Republican’s sentencing. Included are letters written by Hastert’s wife, two of his sons, two of his brothers, former Congressman and head of the Central Intelligence Agency Porter Goss, former Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner, several ex-congressmen and a few retired law enforcement officers, including retired Kendall County Sheriff Richard Randall and members of the U.S. Capitol Police force.
The letter writers call Hastert, now 74, a great friend, great public servant and great American.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wife-son-tom-delay-ex-cia-chief-write-judge-praising-hastert/
Oh, and the Turks. Don't forget the Turks. 
