BREAKING: Prison sentence recommended in Hastert 'hush-money' case

CHICAGO – Plea deal in Dennis Hastert's hush-money case recommends up to 6-month prison sentence.

Hastert's court appearance in Chicago follows the announcement earlier this month that he had reached a plea agreement with prosecutors on the charges that he lied to federal investigators about plans to pay someone he had wronged $3.5 million in hush money.

The U.S. attorney's office for Northern Illinois said that only after Hastert files his plea will the details of the agreement be revealed.
Two sources with knowledge of the federal investigation told CNN in June that Hastert was paying a former student to stay quiet about allegations of sexual abuse from when he was a wrestling coach and teacher in Yorkville, Illinois.

The indictment details payments and a payment plan to an "Individual A" by Hastert. That person has never been officially identified.

Hastert was charged with lying to FBI investigators about his payment plan for "Individual A" and structuring bank transactions under $10,000 to avoid triggering federal reporting requirements.

Hastert initially pleaded not guilty to all charges, but Hastert's defense team entered negotiations with prosecutors last month.