Thompson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA WESTERN DIVISION SCOTT THOMPSON, CIV. 16-5035-JLV Movant, ORDER vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. INTRODUCTION Mr. Scott Thompson, appearing pro se, moves the court to overturn his criminal conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Dockets 1 & 36). Following a ten-day jury trial, Mr. Thompson was convicted of two counts of making a false claim to a federal agency, two counts of submitting a false document to a federal agency, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of receiving stolen government money. (Dockets 213 & 218). The…