Craig Lyons

For the jury that convicted former Portage Mayor James Snyder, the decision was “obvious” on two guilty verdicts but reasonable doubt led to one not guilty verdict. Erin Guerra, one...

A federal jury Thursday found Portage Mayor James Snyder guilty of bribery and obstructing the IRS. Snyder, 38, was convicted of taking a $13,000 bribe in exchange for contracts to...

A federal jury went home at 4 p.m. Wednesday without a verdict in Portage Mayor James Snyder’s public corruption trial. The jury is expected to return Thursday morning. The 12...

The defense for Mayor James Snyder has not been “treated fairly” as the government brought false charges, but prosecutors say it is the mayor who wronged the citizens of Portage...

Indicted Portage Mayor James Snyder declined to take the stand Monday as his weeks-long public corruption trial nears its end. Snyder’s defense attorneys rested their case Monday afternoon and closing...

A Portage employee said Friday he wanted to recant testimony he gave a federal grand jury that implicated Mayor James Snyder in an alleged scheme to steer a contract to...

Portage’s police chief rebuffed the idea that a tow operator was removed from the city’s tow list to make room for another company that allegedly bribed Mayor James Snyder. Portage...

A Lake County-owned 3-acre parcel of land near the intersection of North Main Street and 93rd Avenue in Crown Point could soon be back on the market. The Lake County...

Lake County has agreed to give two transportation services $150,000 but say it is time to discuss consolidation. The Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved agreements with North Township and...

Federal prosecutors say one business lost a spot on Portage’s towing list after another firm gave Mayor James Snyder $12,000 to get the city’s business. Federal prosecutors say Scott Jurgensen,...