On September 25, 2009, a jury found Petitioner guilty of both counts (ECF No. 41). On December 11, 2009, this Court sentenced Petitioner to a prison term of seventy-eight months for both counts, to be served concurrently, and a four-year period of supervised release (ECF No. 49). Afterward, Petitioner appealed his conviction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Notice of Appeal, ECF No. 52. The Court of Appeals affirmed Petitioner's conviction on March 18, 2011. See United States v. Marga, 418 F. App'x 163 (4th Cir. 2011). On September 26, 2011, Petitioner filed the pending Motion to Vacate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (ECF No. 81).