Legal Opinion
United States v. Petty
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2008No. 06-40616PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Allen Petty, Jr. (“Petty”) appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for collateral relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 as untimely, arguing the court should have equitably tolled the limitations period. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
In October 2002, a jury convicted Petty of 98 counts of fraud and money laundering arising from an elaborate “Ponzi” scheme he concocted involving more than 2,000 victims. See United States v. Petty, 96 Fed.Appx. 180, 181-82 (5th Cir.2004) (per curiam) (unpublished). He was later sentenced to 292 months’…
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