Supreme Court rejects Devon Archer appeal in criminal case
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal brought by Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden convicted for his role in defrauding the corporate arm of a Native American tribe.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal brought by Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden convicted for his role in defrauding the corporate arm of a Native American tribe.
The court's refusal to hear Archer's case means the conviction remains in place and brings him closer to serving a prison term.
A judge initially ruled that Archer should spend a year and a day in prison but he has challenged the sentence. He is currently out on bail.
Archer was convicted in 2018 over a scheme led by businessman Jason Galanis to defraud the Wakpamni Lake Community Corp., the business arm of the South Dakota-based Wakpamni Lake Community of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Archer and others were accused of misusing millions of dollars that the corporation raised by issuing bonds and, instead of investing the proceeds as agreed, using it "for personal purposes, such as funding personal business ventures and buying jewelry, luxury cars and a new home," prosecutors said in court papers.
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