At least two of the former lawmakers who submitted letters have had legal troubles of their own. DeLay was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison on money laundering and conspiracy charges stemming from the scandal involving super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, but the case was later overturned. John Doolittle, a former California representative who was also implicated in the Abramoff scandal but was never charged, wrote that the down-to-earth Hastert was known among colleagues on Capitol Hill simply as "Coach."