"A rational jury could conclude that defendant knowingly and corruptly endeavored to obstruct and impede the IRS’s collection of his unpaid business and personal taxes," the response reads.
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"Had the government sought to convict Mr. Snyder of bribery and punish him for it, it failed," according to Snyder's successful motion for bond.
HAMMOND — Former Portage Mayor James Snyder is seeking to remain out on bond rather than go to prison as scheduled Jan. 5 while he appeals his…
"Instead of taking care of the city, at the end of the day, he betrayed the city," Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu said.
"A proper response will require the review of voluminous transcripts of prior testimony by Mr. (Randy) Reeder," former Portage Mayor James Snyder's legal defense argued.
James Snyder says this example is "additional independent grounds for reversing the verdict" and "is by no means the only instance of the prosecution's post-trial responses depicting events in a less than accurate manner."
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder failed in his attempt to characterize a $13,000 payment he accepted from a local trucking firm as something other than a bribe, federal prosecutors said in a Sunday filing.
"Mr. Snyder acknowledges that no one is guaranteed a perfect trial, just a fair one," a defense attorney said. "But the retrial in this matter did not meet the fundamental requirement of fairness."
"He is the mayor and he has influence," Robert Buha said Thursday as the evidence portion of Snyder's federal bribery trial drew to a close and jurors prepared to deliberate on his fate.
The former mayor's defense attorneys spent much of the morning going over bidding procedures with FBI investigator Eric Field.
Randy Reeder, who often hesitated before responding and repeatedly requested reminders of his earlier testimony in the case, said this was not the only time James Snyder sought money from vendors doing business with the city.
Robert and Stephen Buha, who gave James Snyder the $13,000 in question while they owned Great Lakes Peterbilt, will be able to testify without any fear of the information being used against them in a criminal case.
HAMMOND — An auto repair shop operator caught up in the Portage bribery scandal won’t be sentenced until early next year.
HAMMOND — Former Portage Street Superintendent Steve Charnetzky walked into the FBI office in Merrillville, providing a tip that helped launch…
PORTAGE — A recent federal inquiry may center on a significant tax break a local business received several years ago.
PORTAGE — Agents with the FBI and IRS visited the Portage Township assessor's office Tuesday afternoon seeking tax appeal records involving th…
