CARES Act Limits Remote Plea Hearings, 7th Circ. Told

By Celeste Bott (January 6, 2022, 7:20 PM EST) -- A financial adviser who was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for defrauding clients out of roughly $5 million urged the Seventh Circuit Thursday to vacate his conviction and sentence, saying the district court wrongly allowed his change of plea hearing to be conducted by phone during the COVID-19 pandemic....

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