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On November 26, 2007, Hastert submitted his resignation to [[Illinois]] [[Governor]] [[Rod Blagojevich]]. Hastert wanted to give the governor sufficient time to set a special primary election for February 5, 2008 so that voters could pick candidates to run for the remainder of his term, which was to end in January 2009.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312985,00.html Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Submits Official Resignation Letter to Illinois Governor], Associated Press, [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], November 27, 2007.</ref>

On November 26, 2007, Hastert submitted his resignation to [[Illinois]] [[Governor]] [[Rod Blagojevich]]. Hastert wanted to give the governor sufficient time to set a special primary election for February 5, 2008 so that voters could pick candidates to run for the remainder of his term, which was to end in January 2009.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312985,00.html Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Submits Official Resignation Letter to Illinois Governor], Associated Press, [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], November 27, 2007.</ref>

In 2015, Hastert was indicted on a charges related to illegal financial practices that were linked to payoffs of a man that Hastert had allegedly sexually abused.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/29/ex-speaker-hastert-reportedly-paying-to-conceal-sexual-misconduct/ "Ex-Speaker Hastert reportedly paying to conceal sexual misconduct," Fox News, 29 May 2015]</ref>

In 2015, Hastert was indicted on a charges related to illegal financial practices that were linked to payoffs of a man that Hastert had allegedly sexually abused.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/29/ex-speaker-hastert-reportedly-paying-to-conceal-sexual-misconduct/ "Ex-Speaker Hastert reportedly paying to conceal sexual misconduct," Fox News, 29 May 2015]</ref> In 2016, he admitted to sexually abusing several teenage boys and was sentenced to 15 months in prison for illegally structuring bank transactions to cover up the abuse.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/dennis-hastert-sentencing.html "Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse," New York Times, 27 April 2016]</ref>

 

In 2016, Hastert admitted to sexually abusing several teenage boys and was sentenced to 15 months in prison for illegally structuring bank transactions to cover up the abuse.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/us/dennis-hastert-sentencing.html?_r=0/ "Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse," New York Times, 27 April 2016]</ref>

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