[pepsionice]

No.....he’s a former wrestling coach....another male in the end-situation.

The thing is there is no law against a person paying a black-mailer...only against the person attempting a black-mailer. So in this case....they are using the wire-transfer law to go after Hastert.

I would point out this...a wrestling coach/former representative doesn’t sit there and earn millions over their life. They’ve manipulated the system and enriched themselves in various ways....so I don’t feel any compassion for Hastert and the indicated crime. And I would suggest this...by the time he tells the story in court, what jury will convict the guy? He walks away in my humble opinion.

[Jack Black]

It's a banking regulation that says that it's illegal to take money out of or put money into a bank in under $10,000 increments if the intent of doing so is to evade the mandatory reporting of transactions involving over $10,000 to the Treasury.

That's not exactly "wire transfer", but maybe you were just using shorthand.