WICHITA, KS -- The US attorney for Kansas has issued a sweeping subpoena to the head of a group who supports Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife Linda.
The documents have to be in federal hands Wednesday.
The US attorney's office does not comment on grand jury proceedings, but KSN has obtained a copy of the subpoena issued to Siobhan Reynolds the founder of the pain relief network, a group that has been vocal in its support of Dr. Schneider.
They've held rallies and even put up a billboard on Kellogg. The group's founder says they've provided emotional support, referrals for attorney's, and access to expert witnesses.
But now the government is investigating if they crossed the line.
The six page subpoena asks for all correspondence regarding the Schneider medical clinic or the Schneiders and includes a long list of individuals including many local attorneys.
It also asks for documents including checks, bank statements and credit card statements, copies of all telephone bills, and a movie shown to Schneider patients.
"I feel that they are trying to intimidate me and get me to leave the state and leave the case," said Reynolds
Reynolds, however, is not backing down and representing herself filed a motion to quash the subpoena. The motion says “the subpoenas in question represent the latest in a series of attempts on the government's part to harass, intimidate and destroy my political work."
"We have a very clear first amendment right to be doing what we're doing," Reynolds told KSN.
The subpoena is not the first run in Reynolds has had with prosecutors.
In court documents filed last year in the Schneider case the US attorney accused her of having a “parasitic” relationship with the couple, alleging she was using the case to further her group's political agenda.
Reynolds counters her opinions are unpopular with the government, and they're just trying to shut her up.
"This is unprecedented because we are a political organization,” she said “We are the loyal opposition to what the government's doing to the American people."
