08052015 - News Article - FBI pays another visit to Porter County government

FBI pays another visit to Porter County government
NWI Times
August 05, 2015
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/fbi-pays-another-visit-to-porter-county-government/article_66fa64ee-1c18-52e6-9688-524c4d6bc939.html

VALPARAISO | Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation paid yet another visit Tuesday to the Porter County government building.

The target this time was the county assessor's office and property tax appeals from 2012 and 2013, according to the assessor's attorney, Christopher Buckley.

The agents from the Merrillville FBI office did not specify the reason for the visit, Buckley said. They did not have subpoenas and thus did not review or walk away with any appeal records, he said.

The Merrillville office of the FBI referred an inquiry by The Times to its Indianapolis bureau which had no comment.

No further details were available from Buckley or Porter County Assessor Jon Snyder.

Federal agents have been visiting various Porter County government offices for nearly two years, looking at a variety of areas of operations.

The investigations have also targeted the University Promenade development in Valparaiso and various records in the city of Portage, including campaign fund expenditures of Portage Mayor James Snyder.

There have been no indictments as of yet stemming from the investigations.