Battle over Portage mayor's emails continues in federal court filings
NWI Times
April 19, 2018
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HAMMOND — Federal prosecutors in the public corruption case of Portage Mayor James Snyder say information Snyder is seeking is "not relevant" for a judge to determine if a group of emails are attorney/client privilege.
In the third filing in the case this week, federal prosecutors answered a motion filed Monday by Snyder's defense team.
Snyder's motion asks the U.S. District Court to compel prosecutors to turn over information requested from the assistant district attorney in an April 12 letter regarding the government's review process of Snyder's emails.
"The information Defendant seeks is not relevant to any defense or other admissible issue at trial, however. As already explained, it also is not relevant or essential to the Court’s determination of his pending motion. To the extent Defendant seeks the information because he believes it will help him challenge the propriety of the email search warrants, the government has addressed that argument, too. Simply put, Defendant has failed to establish that he is entitled to the information he seeks and, accordingly, Defendant’s motion to compel should be denied," reads the response to Snyder's motion.
Snyder has asked the indictments be dropped or the prosecution team be dismissed because of the alleged violation involving the emails.
Snyder, who was indicted in November 2016, is pleading not guilty to bribery charges related to city towing vendor and public works contracts, along with tax evasion charges related to his private business. His trial is set for June 4.
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