Judge Rules Fraud Defendant’s Counsel Was Effective, Refuses To Vacate Sentence

Mealey's (December 4, 2019, 4:54 PM EST) -- KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A federal judge in Michigan on Dec. 3 refused a to vacate a man’s 87-month prison sentence after he was convicted by a federal jury on charges of health care fraud and mail fraud, finding that he received effective assistance of counsel (United States v. Antonio Martinez-Lopez, No. 16-CR-62, W.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207544)....