Did I say he was keeping it? If it is his money, so what what he was doing with it unless, of course, it was something illegal.
Sounds like he was being blackmailed. I would not be surprised if there isn’t a lot of that going on in Washington. What else explains some of their suspicious behavior and voting patterns.
First off ,”It is creepy how the government is so concerned about people keeping cash. I understand about detecting illegal transactions and/or tax avoidance. But sometimes people just like to keep cash. My grandfather used to. It was just the way he was. But that was a long time ago.”
You certainly discussed keeping the money even though its not the case here and has nothing to do with the case.
Second you say it sounds like he was being blackmailed.
“According to the indictment, Individual A has known Hastert for “most of Individual A’s life.” The indictment says during a meeting in 2010, Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million “in order to compensate for and conceal his prior misconduct against Individual A.”
Sounds more like he was bribing the person.