Thompson v. United States

ORDER

Marc Thompson was convicted by a jury of nineteen counts, including wire fraud, use of fire to commit a felony, bankruptcy fraud, and money laundering. These convictions were the result of Thompson’s plan to collect on a homeowner’s insurance policy after a fire which caused the death of his mother, Carmen Thompson. Thompson was sentenced to 190 years’ imprisonment. We affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal. See United States v. Thompson, 523 F.3d 806 (7th Cir.2008), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 770, 172 L.Ed.2d 760 (2008). Thompson filed a petition to vacate, set…