A lawyer for a onetime business associate of Dennis Hastert says his client could appeal a judge's dismissal of a 2013 lawsuit against the imprisoned former U.S. House speaker. J. David John alleged Hastert used federal funds for private business after leaving Congress.
The suit is unrelated to Hastert's hush-money case that revealed the Republican had sexually abused a high school student wrestlers decades ago. Hastert is serving a 15-month sentence for banking violations after paying one victim to keep quiet.
John Muldoon says his client is suing on principle, believing Hastert must repay taxpayers. Hastert denies John's allegations. A U.S. court in Chicago ruled that because John hadn't personally called the FBI with the allegations, he doesn't qualify as a whistleblower. It tossed the suit.
