Legal Opinion
Benigno v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 16, 2003No. 2:03-cv-01603PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
This case involves charges that the petitioner Salvatore Benigno (the “petitioner”) took part in a bid-rigging conspiracy in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1 (the “Sherman Act”). Presently before the Court is a motion by the petitioner to withdraw his plea of guilty and vacate his conviction pursuant to Rule 32(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (“Rule 32(e)”) and 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“Section 2255”), or alternatively to set aside his sentence pursuant to Section 2255.
I. BACKGROUND
In late February 2001, the petitioner received a “target”…
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