Soderquist to be sentenced July 13
Chicago Post Tribune
June 08, 2016
Former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist will find out his fate from both of his criminal cases on the same day.
According to records with the U.S. District Court in Hammond, Soderquist will be sentenced for his role in his stepdaughter's theft of city funds on July 13, the same day he will also be sentenced for using money from his campaign fund and the city's food bank to gamble with.
The sentencings will take place under different judges.
A federal jury convicted Soderquist and his wife, Deborah Soderquist, in September of using the money to pay for gambling trips to Michigan.
The couple were then set to go to a second trial on charges of helping Miranda Brakley hide that she stole money from the city when she worked there as a court clerk. However, all three reached a deal with federal attorneys earlier this year that saw the former mayor and Brakley plead guilty. Charges against Deborah Soderquist in that case were dropped in return.
Brakley's sentencing has also now been scheduled for July 7, according to court records.
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