Hearings will be held on two matters in Snyder corruption case
NWI Times
April 20, 2018
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HAMMOND — Hearings will be held in two matters pertaining to Portage Mayor James Snyder's public corruption case.
The date of the hearings will be set during a teleconference with all parties on Tuesday, according to U.S. District Court documents.
The court has agreed to hold a hearing on the potential conflict of interest issue regarding Kevin Milner, the attorney representing Snyder's co-defendant on one of the charges, John Cortina of Portage. Milner asked for the hearing as he also represented other potential witnesses in the Snyder case.
A hearing will also be held on Snyder's motion to compel federal prosecutors to turn over information requested in an April 12 letter. Snyder's defense has requested information on the "taint team" procedure used to cull through hundreds of emails to declare whether or not the emails are attorney/client privilege.
Snyder has requested the charges be dropped or the prosecution team be dismissed because he contends prosecutors viewed privileged emails and violated his Sixth Amendment rights to a fair trial.
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. Cortina was indicted for allegedly paying Snyder $12,000 to be put on the city's tow list.
The trial is set for June 4.
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