Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months, and Apologizes for Sex Abuse - The New York Times
Monica Davey, Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith
Hastert has had a series of illnesses since last year, including a stroke, a blood stream infection and a spinal infection — factors his lawyers and family members argued should be taken into account in the sentencing.
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