Always lurked and snooped around, but first time poster.
There's a website that tracks all financial activity from Illinois political committees. There is a gentleman named Tom Cross, and he seems pretty boring at first look.
But, upon some googling you will see that his little brother was one of the Hastert victims. Cross's brother was molested in high school when Hastert was doing evil things to the boys on the wrestling team.
Link: http://abc7chicago.com/news/state-reps-brother-testifies-about-dennis-hastert-abuse/1311590/
Back to Congressman Cross... boy, was he receiving massive amounts of money up until a few years ago.... Close to a million dollars sitting in his "fund" from various individuals and organizations.
Link: https://www.illinoissunshine.org/committees/7539/
I wonder if Mr. Cross thought, for the right price, he could promise to Hastert confidantes that he could keep his brother quiet?
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equineluvr ago
Hastert was busted with a slush fund -- in various accounts -- to pay off victims and avoid bank reporting laws. When this was discovered, he had almost $1 million in cash on hand in these accounts.
Haster Almost $1 Mil
I would say that your hypothesis is entirely plausible, OP. And/Or Cross is just another filthy dirty politician on the take from everyone.