Hunter Biden son of US President Joe Biden, This Friday, he pleaded guilty nine counts of tax evasion in California court to avoid facing a new criminal trial, although he is not exempt from a possible prison sentence. prison for this case.
The president’s son pleaded guilty shortly before jury selection began in a trial in which he was accused of failing to pay about $1.4 million in federal taxes for a period of four years, from 2016 to 2019.
Hunter Biden’s decision, which means a surprising turn in the casewas taken away to prevent his family relaunch a second trial against him, as he stated in a statement, since last June, he has already been found guilty in a case of possession of weapons.
Charged with nine counts
The son of the American president will remain free on bail until the day of his sentencing, which It is scheduled for mid-December.The November presidential elections are already over, as reported The New York TimesIn this case, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 17 years and a fine of up to $1.3 million, which could be added to another sentence of up to 25 years in prison if he is convicted in another pending case.
Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine counts, Among them the lack of declaration and payment of taxesand false or fraudulent tax returns, according to court documents. Prosecutors say he “spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle instead of paying his taxes.”
The prosecution is being led by special prosecutor David Weiss, the same one who charged him in the middle of this year with three counts of hiding his addictions while buying a gun in 2018. This is the second time the president’s son has been named to the bench after being convicted on June 2 by a Delaware court of three counts of illegal purchase and possession of a weapon.
For this case, this set a precedent In US history, as this was the first time that a son of an active president was convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
