{"id":2119521,"date":"2023-12-08T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T09:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:26:45","slug":"hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden faces nine charges of tax evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2119521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New Criminal Charges Filed \u2062Against Hunter \u2062Biden<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Justice \u2064has\u2063 recently filed fresh criminal charges against Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden. These charges accuse him of\u200d evading \u2064$1.4 million\u2064 in taxes while indulging in an extravagant lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>In an indictment filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, \u2062Hunter\u2063 Biden, 53, is facing three felony and six <a title=\"DeSantis reacts to Hunter Biden case: 'Favorable agreement'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-responds-to-hunter-biden-case-sweetheart-deal\/\">misdemeanor tax offenses<\/a>.\u2064 If\u2064 convicted, he could\u2063 potentially face up to 17 years in prison. The Justice Department has stated that their investigation\u200d into\u200c Biden is \u2062still\u200b ongoing.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Defendant engaged in\u2062 a four-year scheme to \u200dnot pay at\u200b least $1.4 million \u2062in self-assessed federal\u200d taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019,&#8221; the\u200b indictment read.<\/p>\n<p>It further revealed\u200d that \u2062instead of fulfilling his tax obligations, he spent exorbitant amounts \u2063on &#8220;drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic\u2064 cars, clothing, and other items of a \u200cpersonal nature.&#8221; Shockingly, he even spent over \u200b$70,000\u2064 on drug rehabilitation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has\u2062 claimed that his\u2064 client has\u200c already repaid his\u2064 taxes in full. Lowell accused \u200cU.S. Special\u200d Counsel \u2064David Weiss, who is leading \u200bthe investigation, of going back on a \u200cprevious agreement. According to U.S. media reports, Lowell \u2062stated, &#8220;If\u200d Hunter\u2019s last name \u200bwas anything other than Biden, the charges in Delaware, and\u2063 now California, would not \u2064have been brought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b White House has chosen not \u200bto comment \u2064on the matter, and it remains uncertain \u200bwhen Hunter \u200cBiden will appear in \u2064court.<\/p>\n<h3>Income \u2062from Burisma and\u2063 Chinese Private Equity Fund<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200dindictment reveals\u200b that Hunter\u2064 Biden earned a\u2063 substantial income while\u2062 serving on the boards \u200bof Burisma, a Ukrainian industrial conglomerate, and\u200c a\u2063 Chinese private \u200cequity fund.\u2064 Prosecutors \u2064state that between 2016 and October 2020, he \u2062received over\u2064 $7 million\u2062 in total gross income.\u2064 This includes nearly\u200b $2.3 million from his position on the board of directors of Burisma between 2016 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Republican lawmakers have targeted Hunter Biden&#8217;s affiliation with Burisma, accusing him of leveraging his family \u2063name for\u200b financial gain overseas.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Defendant had a \u2064legal obligation to pay taxes\u200b on all his income, including income\u2062 earned in Ukraine from \u2064his service on Burisma&#8217;s Board, fees generated by\u2063 deal-making with the Chinese private equity\u2064 fund, as well as \u200dincome derived from his work as a lawyer and other sources,&#8221; the indictment stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition\u200c to his work with Burisma, Hunter Biden also had income from his involvement with CEFC China Energy Co Ltd, a Chinese energy conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>As his income increased, so did his extravagant spending. The indictment\u2063 reveals \u2064that\u2063 in \u20642018 alone, Hunter\u200d Biden\u2063 spent over $1.8 million, including large\u200c cash withdrawals, \u2063payments to women, \u2062and significant expenses on clothing and \u2064accessories. Shockingly, \u2063none of these funds were used\u2064 to pay his taxes for that \u2062year.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to charges in Delaware related to lying \u200dabout his \u200bdrug use while purchasing a handgun. This marked the first criminal prosecution of a \u200csitting U.S. president&#8217;s child. The \u2063charges in Delaware\u2063 were \u2062brought\u200d by U.S.\u200b Special Counsel David Weiss, \u200bwho was \u2064appointed by former President Donald Trump and later <a title=\"Biden\u2019s New Top National Security Lawyer Deletes Tweets, Has History Of Pushing Conspiracy Theories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-new-top-national-security-lawyer-deletes-tweets-has-history-of-pushing-conspiracy-theories\/\">made special counsel<\/a> \u2064by Attorney General\u2062 Merrick \u2064Garland.<\/p>\n<p>A proposed plea\u2063 deal in\u2062 Delaware, \u200bwhich\u2062 would have required Hunter Biden\u2064 to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges for failing to pay taxes\u200c in 2017 and 2018,\u2064 was rejected by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in July. \u2062The <a title=\"Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills in the state\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortion-pills-in-the-state\/\">judge raised concerns<\/a>\u200c about the \u2062legality and scope of immunity offered\u2062 in the agreement, leading to its rejection.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u200dPresident Donald Trump criticized the\u2062 proposed plea deal, claiming\u2062 it amounted to favorable treatment for the president&#8217;s \u2063son.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles and\u200b Andrew Goudsward\u2064 in Washington; Additional reporting by Jasper \u200bWard in Washington, Dan\u2063 Whitcomb\u200b in Los Angeles; Noeleen Walder in New York and Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado; Writing by Brad Brooks; Editing by Eric Beech, Ross Colvin\u2063 and Edwina Gibbs).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What are the specific charges against Hunter Biden in relation\u2063 to his tax obligations from 2016 to 2019?<\/h2>\n<p>G income earned abroad,&#8221; \u200bthe indictment states. &#8220;However, the Defendant intentionally and willfully evaded his tax obligations\u200c by not reporting significant amounts of income to the IRS.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that these charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the federal investigation into \u2063his tax affairs, which began in 2018. Last year, it was revealed that \u200dhe\u200b was \u2063under investigation for potential money laundering and tax evasion involving foreign entities. However, these specific charges are focused solely on his domestic tax obligations from 2016 \u200dto 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also sheds light on Hunter Biden&#8217;s lavish lifestyle, detailing his extravagant expenses on\u2063 drugs, escorts, luxury hotels, rental properties, exotic cars, and clothing. It is unclear whether these expenditures are directly \u2062linked\u2063 to the \u2064charges filed against him, \u2062but they provide \u2062insight into his financial\u200b situation during the period in question.<\/p>\n<p>While Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer claims that he has repaid his taxes, the Department of Justice remains steadfast in pursuing this case. Should he be\u200c convicted, he could face a significant\u2062 prison sentence\u200c and further damage to his already \u200dtarnished reputation.<\/p>\n<p>These new criminal charges against \u200cHunter Biden only add to the controversies surrounding his business dealings and personal life. His role as a board member of \u2062Burisma, a Ukrainian company, has long been a \u2063subject of scrutiny. Critics\u200b argue that he profited from his father&#8217;s political influence while \u2062working in a country notorious for corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, his involvement \u200bwith a Chinese private equity fund has raised questions about potential conflicts of interest and undue financial benefits. These connections have fueled speculation and accusations of\u2062 corruption, further complicating the Biden administration&#8217;s efforts to promote transparency and ethical governance.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolds and Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal team prepares his defense, the public awaits the next steps in this high-profile case. The outcome could \u2062have significant implications not only for\u2063 him personally but also for the Biden administration and its commitment to upholding the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this case highlights the importance of \u200d<a title=\"Biden Admin Cancels Fines For Illegal Aliens Who Fail To Leave U.S.: Doesn\u2019t Serve Our \u2018Best Interest\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-fines-for-illegal-aliens-who-fail-to-leave-u-s-doesnt-serve-our-best-interest\/\">holding individuals accountable<\/a> for their financial obligations and \u2062ensuring transparency in public and private \u2062affairs. \u2064The charges brought against Hunter Biden serve as a reminder that no one \u2062is above the law, regardless of \u200ctheir familial or political \u200cconnections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice has filed fresh charges against Hunter Biden, accusing him of not paying $1.4 million in taxes and living extravagantly. The indictment includes three felony and six misdemeanor tax offenses. Hunter Biden, aged 53, is the son of U.S. President Joe Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2119522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hunter Biden faces nine charges of tax evasion","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hunter Biden faces nine charges of tax evasion","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2119522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}