Sentencing In SEC Criminal Suit Affirmed On Appeal Under 11th Circuit Precedent

Mealey's (September 25, 2018, 2:34 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 21 affirmed a federal district court’s order sentencing a defendant to six months imprisonment followed by 18 months’ supervised release on charges that he violated 12 conditions of his supervised release on a previous sentencing for his role in obstructing Securities and Exchange Commission proceedings, ruling that its review of the appeal is precluded by the invited error doctrine (United States of America v. Robert J. Vitale, No. 18-10683, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 27147)....