Going to prison... for HANDLING HIS OWN MONEY.
Get’s get straight what this is about, here.
Yes, for something that shouldn’t be a crime — taking his own money out of the bank in amounts the government doesn’t like.
Now, the underlying act is certainly despicable — but the statute of limitations has run out on that.
prosecutors were expected to drop a charge that Hastert violated federal banking laws
The Illinois Republican explained why he lied to the FBI, saying simply, “I didn’t want them to know how I intended to spend the money.”
The judge asked Hastert, “Did you know that what you were doing was wrong?”
He responded, “Yes, sir.”
Hastert and his attorneys negotiated the plea deal in recent weeks, avoiding a trial that could have divulged embarrassing secrets dating back to his days as a high-school wrestling coach.
http://nypost.com/2015/10/28/hastert-pleads-guilty-could-get-prison-term/
You know, you're right about that. What Hastert was doing with that money was despicable, but that's a whole other issue.
This guy is going to prison for the "crime" of taking his own money out of the bank.
Going to prison... for HANDLING HIS OWN MONEY.
Minister Kent Hovind did nearly 10 years for the same charge minus the pederasty homo charge.