Soderquist, Brakley trial reset for October
NWI Times
May 30, 2014 - 2:30 pm
HAMMOND | The public corruption trial for Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, his wife and stepdaughter has been rescheduled to Oct. 20, federal court records filed Friday state.
Soderquist, his wife Deborah Soderquist and stepdaughter Miranda Brakley had been scheduled to be tried July 14 in U.S. District Court, Hammond, on charges alleging 15 total counts spanning two public corruption indictments.
The Soderquist couple's defense attorney, Scott King, sought the trial continuance based in part on "voluminous" evidence from the government that is still coming in to his office requiring review.
King has claimed federal prosecutors "got it wrong" in charging Keith Soderquist, 44, and Deborah Soderquist, 55, with charges alleging they stole city food pantry and campaign funds, gambled away some of the proceeds and failed to report the allegedly stolen cash as income on tax returns.
Prosecutors also allege the couple knew the mayor's stepdaughter, Brakley, stole at least $5,000 from the Lake Station City Court and helped Brakley conceal the theft.
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