Agree completely: I dunno how much old Denny is worth, but that's a chunk of change. I have figured that we're talking about something in the range between "unknown illicit love child" and "serial serial killer" for those dollars.
*Secret serial killer (typo)
"Hastert’s ability to make such large cash payments probably came from his career as a K Street lobbyist. He entered Congress in 1987 with a net worth of no more than $270,000 and then exited worth somewhere between $4 million and $17 million, according to congressional disclosure documents."