Mealey's (November 14, 2022, 2:19 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A man convicted of operating a securities fraud scheme cannot appeal his conviction because, in agreeing to a plea deal, he waived his right to appeal “on any ground,” and has failed to sufficiently plead that any actions taken by government prosecutors permitted the appeal, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled in dismissing the appeal....