The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that former Le-Nature’s CEO Gregory J. Podlucky has appealed his 20-year sentence for mail fraud, tax evasion and money laundering, and his attorney petitioned the court to withdraw from the case.

The report cited Podlucky’s attorney, Alexander H. Lindsay Jr., as saying that
he sees no basis for the appeal because by pleading guilty Podlucky waived his rights to challenge the sentence. Without a plea agreement, Podlucky could have faced a sentence much longer than 20 years, the article noted.

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Previously on monitordaily: Former Le-Nature’s CEO Owes $661MM in Restitution, published October 25, 2011