Viren v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION SHANE A. VIREN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:17-cv-04335-SLD ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Shane A. Viren’s Petition for § 2255 Relief, ECF No. 1. For the reasons that follow, the petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND1 Viren was charged by complaint with violating

18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a) and (e). Compl., Cr. ECF No. 1. Later, the grand jury returned a four-count indictment against him, charging him with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of

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