6th Circuit Panel Dismisses Convicted Securities Fraudster’s Appeal As Moot

Mealey's (April 4, 2019, 4:35 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — In a two-page order on April 2, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that a convicted fraudster’s appeal of a federal district court’s denial of his post-conviction motions has been mooted by its ruling in a previous appeal filed by the appellant (United States of America v. John G. Westine Jr., No. 18-5883, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9718)....