Posted on 06/02/2015 8:09:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Whatever happened years ago can not be prosecuted due to the antiquity of the event, therefore the statute of limitations prevents investigation.
The blackmail or extortion angle is legally diluted when Hastert failed to report the blackmail as a crime against him, which is a requirement to establishing a crime. Instead there was actually a mutual agreement, verbally contracted between the parties— to a free exchange. Money for silence.
He is guilty of lying to the FBI. Hastert answers for saying that he “kept the money”. The FBI did not take his word for it, naturally. It was discovered he did not “keep the money” he had withdrawn, but the FBI tracked the extraordinary withdrawals to the aggrieved party blackmailing him.
The whole thing hinges on the fact that neither ever pressed charges or brought any grievance against the other.
The guy never reported Hastert for what happened to him, and Hastert never reported the guy for blackmailing him.
No crime is punished when it is unknown by authorities, and known within the statute of limitations time.
meanwhile no ones talking about hillaryOne thing’s for sure: If his name were Denny Harris, and not Denny Hastert, these charges would never have been filed. Hastert was charged with federal crimes only because he’s a high-profile » Republican « politician. And that’s neither just nor fair.
Specifically, about her willful violation of the Dodd-Frank law that she voted for. Which criminalizes the very thought of destroying documentation, including email, to protect yourself from legal jeopardy.
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