Stephen Saccoccia v. Robert Farley

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Stephen Saccoccia appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Our precedent requires a § 2241 petitioner to demonstrate, inter alia, “actual innocence” of his underlying offenses. Because we agree with the district court’s assessment that Saccoccia fails to do so, we affirm.

In 1993, a jury convicted Saccoccia of RICO conspiracy and related money-laundering offenses in connection with his laundering $136 million in drug-transaction proceeds. Saccoccia v. United States, 69 F.Supp.2d 297, 299 (D.R.I.1999).…