Barnes & Thornburg Achieves Significant Downward-Variance Probation Sentence for Former Portage Mayor James Snyder

A Barnes & Thornburg White Collar, Compliance and Investigations team — comprised of partners Josh Minkler and Neal Brackett; counsel Taylor Kirklin, and associate Jordan Oliver — secured a highly favorable sentence for James Snyder, former mayor of Portage, Ind., at a pivotal sentencing hearing in Indiana federal court. 

On March 10, 2026, Snyder was sentenced to 36 months of probation with no imprisonment or home confinement, marking a substantial 12-level downward variance from the recommended federal sentencing guidelines.

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