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Corrupt Biden associate Devon Archer, who defrauded a Native American tribe by selling them $60 million in fake bonds, had his appeal denied.
His charges stand.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4421414-supreme-court-hunter-biden-devon-archer-criminal-conviction/
The Supreme Court let stand former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s criminal conviction Monday, rejecting for a second time Archer’s bid to avoid prison.
In 2018, a federal jury convicted Archer and several others on charges of defrauding a Native American tribe by fraudulently issuing and selling more than $60 million of tribal bonds.
In a brief order without explanation, as is typical, the Supreme Court declined to take up Archer’s appeal.
The president’s son is not implicated in the case, but Archer has become a key figure in House Republicans’ investigation into Biden’s business dealings.
Archer last summer sat down with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee behind closed doors, with each side of the aisle offering conflicting interpretations of his testimony.
A transcript released days later showed Archer testified that Biden put his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone during some meetings with associates, but Archer said he was not aware of President Biden committing any wrongdoing.
Archer had urged the justices to revive his attempt at receiving a new trial. He had previously appealed the issue to the justices in 2021, but they declined to hear the case.
After Archer was convicted, a federal district judge ordered a new trial after harboring concerns that the evidence may in fact show Archer’s innocence in the criminal scheme. But the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision, saying the judge didn’t have the discretion to reweigh the evidence.
His charges stand.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4421414-supreme-court-hunter-biden-devon-archer-criminal-conviction/
The Supreme Court let stand former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s criminal conviction Monday, rejecting for a second time Archer’s bid to avoid prison.
In 2018, a federal jury convicted Archer and several others on charges of defrauding a Native American tribe by fraudulently issuing and selling more than $60 million of tribal bonds.
In a brief order without explanation, as is typical, the Supreme Court declined to take up Archer’s appeal.
The president’s son is not implicated in the case, but Archer has become a key figure in House Republicans’ investigation into Biden’s business dealings.
Archer last summer sat down with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee behind closed doors, with each side of the aisle offering conflicting interpretations of his testimony.
A transcript released days later showed Archer testified that Biden put his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, on speakerphone during some meetings with associates, but Archer said he was not aware of President Biden committing any wrongdoing.
Archer had urged the justices to revive his attempt at receiving a new trial. He had previously appealed the issue to the justices in 2021, but they declined to hear the case.
After Archer was convicted, a federal district judge ordered a new trial after harboring concerns that the evidence may in fact show Archer’s innocence in the criminal scheme. But the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision, saying the judge didn’t have the discretion to reweigh the evidence.
