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Dennis Hastert, former Speak of the House, pled guilty to structuring felony and was imprisoned for 13 months. Hastert is the highest-ranking elected official in U.S. history to serve a prison sentence and during his sentencing hearing the judge referred to Hastert as a serial child molester

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Fun Fact: Dennis Hastert, former Speak of the House, pled guilty to structuring felony and was imprisoned for 13 months. Hastert is the highest-ranking elected official in U.S. history to serve a prison sentence and during his sentencing hearing the judge referred to Hastert as a “serial child molester”

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