Timeline in the Dan Murchek public corruption case
NWI Times
April 20, 2018
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-former-high-ranking-lake-county-police-commander-daniel-murchek/article_9edaee78-a6df-5c81-b949-f6f7988748ce.html
2011 – Murchek, a 24-year county police veteran, becomes third in command of the Lake County Sheriff's Department under former Sheriff John Buncich.
2013 – FBI begin investigating local public officials and towing businesses for bribe activity "among other things."
Sept. 24, 2015 – Murchek asks for campaign financial support to run for sheriff from Willie Szarmach, owner of CSA Towing in Lake Station, and Scott Jurgensen, Scott Jurgensen, owner of Samson’s Towing in Merrillville.
June 3, 2016 – Murchek tells Szarmach and Jurgensen how to disguise campaign contributions in the name of other people to avoid the maximum limit for business corporations. Jurgensen, an undercover FBI informant, records the conversation.
Sept. 23, 2016 – Jurgensen gives Murchek two checks, a $1,000 contributions in the name of the towing business and a $500 check illegally made to look like a separate contribution from one of his towing employees. Jurgensen told Murchek he was the source of the money for both.
Nov. 14, 2016 – Murchek tells FBI agents he never received an illegal campaign contribution from Jurgensen.
April 20, 2018 – Murchek is arraigned in U.S. District Court in Hammond on a charge of lying to the FBI.
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