Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,553 United States of America v. Irving M. Drobny

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Irving Drobny, who was convicted of securities fraud, brings this collateral attack on his conviction. He says that the district court which convicted him lacked jurisdiction because any misrepresentations he made came five days after the securities sale closed. He also complains of ineffective assistance of counsel. We find no merit in his appeal and affirm the district court’s denial of Drobny’s motion.

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Because the alleged scheme and the legal issues involve complicated questions under the securities law, we recite the facts in some detail. On collateral review, we view…