ABSTRACT
In 2015, America was shocked to witness the man who once stood second in line to the presidency appear in federal court on charges of improperly with - drawing large amounts of cash from his bank account, violating federal laws, and lying to federal agents about the reason for the withdrawals. What’s even more dismaying are emerging reports that the former U.S. Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, had allegedly withdrawn the amounts, totaling over $3 million, in order to compensate and keep quiet a man who, as a high school student, was sexually abused by Hastert.1 The allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse have expanded to include several other victims as well.
