During a 2018 trial, Archer’s attorney, Matthew Schwartz, said that Biden ‘was part of this deal.’
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Hunter Biden “was part of this deal,” Matthew L. Schwartz, Mr. Archer’s attorney, said during a 2018 trial. A federal jury in Manhattan convicted Mr. Archer and …
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Cooney believes he was the “fall guy” for an investment scheme in which Hunter and business associate Devon Archer avoided responsibility.
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Judges Revive Conviction of Hunter Biden’s Ex-Business Partner
Devon Archer to be sentenced on securities fraud and conspiracy charges
Devon Archer ‘knew at least the general nature and extent of the scheme and intended to bring about its success,’ the judges ruled.
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Now, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the jury’s conviction and sent the Archer case back to district court for sentencing.
The court summarized the decision as follows
“Because the weight of the evidence presented at trial did not preponderate heavily against the jury’s verdict, we find that the district court abused its discretion in vacating the judgment and granting a new trial. Accordingly, the decision of the district court is REVERSED, and the jury verdict is reinstated. The case is REMANDED to the district court for sentencing.”
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