The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't grant a new trial to a former Republican Ohio lawmaker convicted of defrauding investors out of nearly 5 million dollars.
Prosecutors say former State Representative Peter Beck used his position in the community to convince people to invest in a startup software company that couldn't pay its bills or taxes. Beck was sentenced to four years in prison in 2015. He was released in December 2016, days after an appeals court vacated 10 of his 13 convictions.
