J. Dennis Hastert, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, leaving the federal courthouse in Chicago in June. Credit Christian K. Lee/Associated Press
Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:39 AM EDT
J. Dennis Hastert, the small-town wrestling coach who rose to political power as the longest-serving Republican speaker of the House, indicated in Federal District Court on Thursday that he would plead guilty as part of a plea agreement in a case where he is accused of skirting banking laws and lying to the federal investigators.
A federal prosecutor told the court that the government expects a written plea agreement to be given to the judge on Monday and have asked for a hearing on Oct. 28, at which Mr. Hastert is expected to change his plea to guilty from not guilty.
It was unclear what charges that Mr. Hastert would plead guilty to and what the sentence may be.
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