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Emerged. the actual crime that was committed here was the act of structureing these withdrawals from his bank in such a way to try to avoid federal reporting requirements, and then lying to the fbi. so it s the cover-up of the cover-up of the cover-up. the means by which he made payments to someone who may have been extorting him and then lying about the fact that he was doing so. if he had, in fact, told the truth to the fbi, he might not be facing federal charges. he would be $3.5 million poorer. it s not actually illegal to pay someone who is extorting you. i did not know that. good to know! going to be something that would drive someone who feels that they have something to lose like power. so it is something to keep in mind. speaking of power, but having nothing to do with the hastert story. i do want to get this in. this week many in the media noted that hillary clinton s return to south carolina also ....