United States v. Mangiardi

MEMORANDUM

McCLURE, District Judge.

Before the court is Paul J. Mangiardi’s motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence. After a four-week jury trial, Mangiardi was convicted of 15 counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy. In his § 2255 motion, Mangiardi complains of court error, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We will hold an evi-dentiary hearing relating to Mangiardi’s failure to testify at trial. Otherwise, we find that each of Mangiardi’s claims lacks merit, and will deny the motion.

BACKGROUND:

Mangiardi’s conviction…