# Math in the Hastert case

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**Created:** [June 2, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-in-the-hastert-case/721458 "2015-06-02T17:19:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-in-the-hastert-case/721458/21 "2015-06-06T04:43:32Z")

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> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#):
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> What if Hastert had just told the FBI that he was paying hush money to somebody? The original acts were past the statute of limitations, so they couldn’t have busted him for that, and as far as I know it’s not illegal to take out as much cash as you want provided you can explain why you want it. Could the FBI have leaked about his nefarious actions? I mean, I guess if he told them why he really wanted the money then they’d probably keep digging, but they did that anyhow and this is the best they came up with.

I don’t think statute of limitations had any bearing on his thought process. If he was willing to pony up $3.5 million to this person to keep quiet that should tell you a lot about how desperate he was to keep this a secret. This wasn’t just sexual assault on a minor but on a minor of the same sex. In the world of right wing conservative Christians that is pretty much the worst thing a person can do. Acknowledging this would cause his entire world to implode. No way would he have voluntarily admitted that to anyone, much less the FBI.

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