Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert Dies at 84
Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert has died at the age of 84.
Dennis Hastert, who previously served as the Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has died at the age of 84, Bloomberg and The Jerusalem Post reported.
Hastert was the longest-serving Republican House speaker. However, his later years were sullied by an abuse case for which he was sentenced to prison. According to a CBS report cited by the outlets, he was the highest-ranking elected US official to serve a prison sentence.
The circumstances of his death and further details have not yet been released.
Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, Bloomberg.com
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