Valpo's Promenade Development targeted by FBI
NWI Times
August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014
VALPARAISO | The University Promenade development in Valparaiso is the latest local target of an FBI investigation.
FBI agents visited the Porter County auditor's office on Monday seeking aerial images of the site and sales disclosure information on the six parcels between Lincolnway and LaPorte Avenue, Auditor Bob Wichlinski said Tuesday.
The auditor's office maintains records of county property descriptions, ownership and tax billing.
The Promenade development, at the north entrance of the Valparaiso University campus, was developed by Al Krygier, who purchased the 2.8-acre site from the city's Redevelopment Commission.
Krygier said Tuesday he knew nothing about the FBI investigation and said he wanted to look into it before commenting.
Calls placed Tuesday to the Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission and other Valparaiso city officials were not returned.
The University Promenade development has a mixed use of retail, commercial and condominiums.
The development is the latest target in what has been a growing investigation by the FBI into local government.
Federal agents have recently been digging into Portage Mayor James Snyder's use of campaign funds to reimburse the city for plane tickets and other expenses related to a city economic development trip to Europe.
Snyder said the city was reimbursed in the time allowed for the trip, which was used to promote Portage and visit the Austria headquarters of a company operating in Portage.
FBI agents have also pulled payroll records over the past year for the Porter County Expo Center and have visited numerous other county departments including information technologies, plan commission, highway, clerk of the courts and the county's insurance servicing agent.
No comments:
Post a Comment