An attorney for former Portage Mayor James Snyder argued Wednesday that his convictions on federal bribery and tax charges should be vacated and he should be granted a third trial due to evidentiary issues and mischarging him under the federal bribery statute before a three-judge panel at the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
In October 2021, Snyder was sentenced to 21 months in prison and one year supervised release for soliciting bribes and obstruction, but the judge ruled that Snyder did not have to report to prison while his appeal was ongoing. Snyder was first indicted in 2016, on the same day former Lake County Sheriff John Buncich was indicted for receiving bribes as part of a towing scheme.
Gambino also alleged that attorneys, who are not involved in the investigation or prosecution of the case, could still be biased during the screening process. Debra R. Bonamici, a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, countered that it’s not useful for the government to ignore attorney-client privilege claims.
“It’s our position that even if you draw inferences in favor of the government, you can’t get to a finding of a bribe or a gratuity without speculation,” Gambino said. “In order to get to corrupt intent, you have to speculate content of phone calls or meetings and those were few.”
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