His legal setbacks delight his father’s opponents. Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, was targeted by a second federal indictment on Thursday, this time for tax fraud.
The Democratic president’s son, 53, “was involved in a scheme” that allowed him to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes owed for the 2016 to 2019 tax period, according to the court filing. charge.
He “spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle instead of paying his taxes,” continues the document, which details nine counts, ranging from tax evasion to false declarations.
The former lawyer and businessman spent his money to finance his drug habit, affording the company of “escorts,” luxury cars and clothes, according to the indictment.
This new indictment means that the president’s son, already prosecuted for illegal possession of a weapon, could be tried twice next year, while his father tries to be re-elected to the White House.
These new prosecutions were expected since Hunter Biden’s guilty plea agreement with prosecutor David Weiss, which was to spare him prison and an embarrassing trial, was canceled this summer.
The agreement covered both tax evasion and illegal firearm acquisition charges. But it was withdrawn following doubts expressed in July by a judge about its validity.
Following this development, Hunter Biden was formally indicted in September for lying by filling out forms for the acquisition of a firearm in 2018 in which he denied his drug addiction.
According to the American press, Hunter Biden faces seventeen years in prison in this aspect of tax fraud. He already faces 25 years in prison because of his illegal possession of a weapon.
In the United States, son Biden’s legal setbacks are being followed very closely by the Republican Party, which is using them against his father to accuse the entire family of corruption.
After recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, Hunter Biden has now returned to painting.
His father has always denied being involved in his son’s affairs, while publicly supporting him.