SOURCE: Sheriff, One Other to be Indicted Tomorrow
Ken Davidson
Northwest Indiana Gazette
November 17, 2016
http://nwigazette.com/2016/11/source-sheriff-one-indicted-tomorrow/
During Operation Bar Tab and Operation Lights Out, “Federal Friday” sent chills down the spines of Lake County Politicians on a regular basis. The term was used in political circles after several high profile cases were announced on a Friday afternoon. The Gazette has received credible information that two indictments will be handed down tomorrow, November 18, 2016. “The Sheriff will be one of them” our source told us. The Source also said that Sheriff Buncich will be asked to step down as Sheriff. Charges are rumored to center around towing contracts and payments related to those contracts. The Gazette cautions that information from sources is never 100% accurate and no one can know for certain what is going to happen tomorrow. Thus, we print this with the express caveat that it could be wrong.
The home and office of Lake County Sheriff John Buncich was raided a week ago today. Additionally, FBI and US Treasury Agents raided CSA Towing in Lake Station and Samson Towing in Portage. Both Samson and CSA tow for the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. Agents also requested records from Lake County 9-1-1 and the Lake County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.
Friday after the raid was a holiday, but Sheriff Buncich returned to work on Monday. The Sheriff issued an official statement that his office was cooperating with Federal agents conducting the investigation. It is not known if the FBI received records responsive to the supboenas from Lake County 911 or the Election Board. In past cases, the time frame between a raid and an indictment has been as long as a year and a half. The office of Lake County Surveyor George Van Til was raided in June, 2012 and he was indicted in December, 2013. The office of Calumet Township Assessor Mary Elgin was raided in March, 2014 and she was indicted in December, 2014.
Buncich is also Chair of the Lake County Democratic Party.
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