Usual caveats about 2255 motions . . .
A reader passed along an interesting article from a paper called Westchester Rising concerning a 2255 motion that I have previously mentioned around here (actually it's the same post that has the caveats about 2255 motions). Since I do tend to talk a bit about actual innocence claims around here, I thought I'd provide a link to the article.
But first, here are the first three provocative paragraphs from the article, entitled "Rising Exclusive: A Westchester Miscarriage of Justice? All Evidence Points to Angelo DiPietro's Innocence":
Initially, Rising took little interest in the case of organized crime figure Angelo DiPietro, who is currently serving a life sentence in federal prison for kidnapping, extortion and robbery charges that he claims he never committed.
Until recently, many media sources, including Rising, had ignored DiPietro’s conviction and the possibility of prosecutorial foul play. Government propaganda and fabricated nicknames, like “Fat Angelo,” had conveniently overshadowed what is, in hindsight, an obviously weak case built upon a pack of lies.
A review of court documents, new testimony from witnesses and the presence of tainted Westchester politicians (Anthony Mangone, Zehy Jereis, Jeannie Pirro and Mo Sanginiti) has now made this story simply too interesting to pass up, and points to one logical conclusion: DiPietro was framed for a host of crimes that he did not commit, including a robbery in Eastchester and an alleged kidnapping at the Cross County Shopping Center.
A link to the pdf of the entire paper. It's on the front page of the paper, just scroll down a little.
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