Panel Upholds Order Denying Motion To Vacate Sentence In Securities Fraud Action

Mealey's (November 10, 2020, 12:47 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal district court did not err in denying a defendant’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct a judgment against him for his role in a securities, wire and mail fraud scheme because the defendant failed to show that his counsel provided ineffective assistance at trial, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled on Nov. 5 (Mark A. Shapiro v. United States of America, No. 18-2902, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 35199)....