03082017 - News Article - Portage mayor's trial continued to July

Portage mayor's trial continued to July
NWI Times
March 08, 2017
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/portage-mayor-s-trial-continued-to-july/article_a723684e-d260-5ae4-9783-897d55acf263.html
PORTAGE — A federal court judge granted a continuance in the trial of Mayor James Snyder and his co-defendant John Cortina this week.

Cortina's attorney, Kevin Milner, filed a motion on Monday asking for additional time to review government discovery documents and file pretrial motions. The motion was granted on Tuesday.

Snyder was indicted in November on two counts of bribery and one count of tax evasion. Cortina also was indicted in November on one count of bribery.

Snyder is alleged to have corruptly solicited and received two checks totaling $12,000 from Cortina, in exchange for a towing contract in the city of Portage, according to information from the U.S. Department of Justice. Cortina is charged with corruptly offering those checks to Snyder.

The trial, which initially was set to being in January, was pushed back until April 10. It now is set to begin July 24.