Supreme Court to Review Former Indiana Mayor’s Corruption Appeal

The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a former Indiana town mayor who was convicted of bribery for accepting $13,000 from a government contractor for what he said were “consulting services.”

The justices agreed Wednesday to review an appeals court decision affirming James Snyder’s 2021 conviction. The former mayor of Portage was sentenced to a year and nine months in prison followed by a year of supervised release for one count of corruptly soliciting a bribe or gratuity, and one count of corruptly interfering with the administration of tax laws.

The federal government says Snyder, who was behind ...