Man’s Arguments To Vacate Conviction For Restaurant Fire ‘Meritless,’ Judge Finds

Mealey's (January 13, 2021, 1:10 PM EST) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge in Rhode Island on Jan. 12 refused to vacate a man’s sentence for wire fraud, using fire to commit wire fraud and arson of a building involving interstate commerce, overruling his arguments for ineffective assistance of counsel, actual innocence and alleged misconduct by law enforcement....