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Wheaton College says former U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has resigned from the board of the Christian school’s public policy and government center that bears his name.
The resignation was the latest fallout from a federal indictment accusing Hastert of violating banking laws. The indictment alleges Hastert was paying hush money to keep someone silent about “prior misconduct.”
The college is home to the J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government and Public Policy. The center was established in 2007, when Hastert stepped down from Congress after eight years as speaker.
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