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Q&A: The latest developments in the Dennis Hastert case

FILE - In this June 9, 2015, file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, right, departs the federal courthouse with attorney Thomas C. Green in Chicago. An attorney for Hastert told a federal judge that the former House speaker intends to plead guilty in a federal hush-money case during a hearing Thursday Oct. 15, 2015 in Chicago. Hastert attorney John Gallo said during the brief hearing that he expects to have a written plea agreement by Monday. And he asked the judge to set a date for a change of plea. The judge scheduled an Oct. 28 hearing. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) FILE - In this June 9, 2015, file photo, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, right, departs the federal courthouse with attorney Thomas C. Green in Chicago. An attorney for Hastert told a federal judge that the former House speaker intends to plead guilty in a federal hush-money case during a hearing Thursday Oct. 15, 2015 in Chicago. Hastert attorney John Gallo said during the brief hearing that he expects to have a written plea agreement by Monday. And he asked the judge to set a date for a change of plea. The judge scheduled an Oct. 28 hearing. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

By Associated Press October 19, 2015 4 min read

CHICAGO (AP) – A plea agreement in Dennis Hastert’s hush-money case is expected to be handed over to the judge any day now. Among the biggest outstanding questions is: Will the 73-year-old former House speaker do time behind bars?

The Illinois Republican faces one count of breaking banking laws and one of lying to the FBI in a scheme to pay $3.5 million to hide claims of past misconduct. The Associated Press and other media, citing anonymous sources, have reported that the payments were meant to conceal claims of sexual misconduct decades ago.

A look at where things stand in the case and what could happen next:

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