2014 photo of Joe and Hunter Biden golfing with Devon Archer (far left).
Posted on 01/22/2024 4:16:25 PM PST by Libloather
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.
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Does DementiaJoe have to refund him his 10%? What am i saying? Joe will just pardon the guy.
Great work for America! I mean, you decided Biden is right on the border and voted to let the flood resume and embolden the migrants.... but THIS other case totally makes up for that.
Thanks for nothing. Supreme Morons.
2014 photo of Joe and Hunter Biden golfing with Devon Archer (far left).
Elizabeth "Fauxcahontas" Warren has been uncharacteristically silent.
After securing the sale of the Tribal Bonds to these unwitting clients, the defendants and their co-conspirators then misappropriated the proceeds of first Tribal Bond issuance. Specifically, although the Tribal Bonds were supposed to be invested in an annuity, Hugh Dunkerley, at the direction of Jason Galanis, transferred significant amounts of the bond proceeds to support the defendants’ business and personal interests. JOHN GALANIS, for example, secretly received $2.35 million in proceeds of the first bond issuance, which he spent on a variety of personal expenses and luxury items, including cars, jewelry, and hotel expenses. Similarly, Jason Galanis used a portion of the proceeds of the first Tribal Bond issuance to finance the purchase of a $10 million luxury apartment in Tribeca.
Hunter Biden’s business partner Devon Archer closer to going to PRISON after Supreme Court rejected hearing his appeal over his conviction for defrauding a Native American tribe
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