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Former House Speaker Hastert Indicted In Probe Into $3.5M In Withdrawals
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Posted on 05/28/2015 4:40:52 PM PDT by navysealdad
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Chicago. The Illinois Republican, 73, is charged with trying to evade cash withdrawal requirements, and with lying to the FBI about it.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 201207; bank; blackmail; blackmailed; chicago; combine; dennishastert; extortion; hastert; hastertindicted; illinois; indicted; structuring; thecombine
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To: navysealdad
Former speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
How is the current speaker Boehner feeling now?
How many bribes has he taken?
To: navysealdad
"beginning in approximately July 2012 he started structuring those withdrawals in increments of less than $10,000 to evade currency transaction requirements that withdrawals of $10,000 or more be reported."I fail to understand why the government has any compelling interest to monitor how people choose to store and retrieve their own money.
To: navysealdad
This is all about the law the government created that controls how much of your own money you can take out of the bank at any one time. The only “crime” here is that you want your money in cash and don’t want to leave it in the bank where the government can confiscate it.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:47:34 PM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
It’s the governments money silly, they just let us use it, they can take it back whenever they so desire.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:48:15 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(A corrupt government is the real enemy of the people.)
To: navysealdad
This does lend credence to our suspicions that DC pols are being bribed.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:48:42 PM PDT
by
grania
To: navysealdad
That would have to be over 350 withdrawals in 3 years.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:49:29 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
I fail to understand why the government has any compelling interest to monitor how people choose to store and retrieve their own money. Cash will be illegal very soon.
And your IRA/401K is something they will consider "theirs" as well.
Mark my words.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:49:34 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: navysealdad
Hastert, Michel, Boehner.
‘Birds’ of a feather.
Worthless.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:49:42 PM PDT
by
HomerBohn
(When did it change from "We the people" to "screw the people" ?)
To: navysealdad
Sharpton owes the IRS over $3.5 Million back taxes.
Holder and Obama have turned the "Justice" Dept into the Gestapo.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:51:08 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: navysealdad
Hastert was being extorted, he was paying off the extortion, and gets indicted for lying to the FBI about it??
HELLO!!
McFLY!!!
How many Democrats should be IN PRISON for this very same thing, trading influence via extortion?
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:51:12 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: navysealdad
Indicted by a Chicago grand jury, I wonder how many black democrats were on that grand jury?
I know the answer, 12
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:51:30 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(A corrupt government is the real enemy of the people.)
To: navysealdad
Chump change compared to the Clintons.
To: navysealdad
For every dollar Hastert allegedly or actually "structured", I contend Hillary and Co. "structured" a hundred.
Who's investigating?
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:52:00 PM PDT
by
9thLife
(The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately.)
To: navysealdad
Why keep your money in a bank that tattle tails on what you do? They don't give you anything for it anyways.
To: navysealdad
All the crooks should pay the price, regardless of their political affiliation. They all appear to be stealing from us. I’m tired of it.
To: navysealdad
Blackmailed for what?
Can’t be a dead girl — outraged fatehers seek revenge, not blackmail.
...so the alternative is what? A live boy??
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:57:46 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: SkyPilot
Yup. Cash will be gone. But don’t worry. With that mark on your hand or forehead, you’ll be able to buy what you need. /Bible /negativity not directed at you
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:58:28 PM PDT
by
piytar
(Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
To: navysealdad
What is Hastert's political party affiliation? One would never know from reading the NPR article.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:58:49 PM PDT
by
semaj
(.People get ready, Jesus is coming!)
To: navysealdad
I think the cash rules are unfair, but not that big of a deal to obey for the customer. They are a royal pain for banks.
If he did something else illegal that is another matter. And ok he should not structure his cash transactions to avoid reporting. That is pretty stupid. Still it is a dumb rule.
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posted on
05/28/2015 4:59:20 PM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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