{"id":2119619,"date":"2023-12-08T11:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion-2\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:03:38","slug":"hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion-2\/","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=\"&quot;\"><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-2%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=2119619&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\u2063 Criminal Charges \u200bFiled Against Hunter Biden<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Justice has recently \u2063filed fresh criminal\u200b charges against Hunter\u200b Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden. These charges accuse him of evading $1.4 \u200cmillion in taxes while \u2063indulging in an extravagant lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>In an indictment filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Hunter Biden, 53, is facing \u2064three felony and six misdemeanor tax offenses. If convicted, \u2063he could potentially face up \u200bto 17 years in prison. \u200bThe Justice Department has stated that their investigation\u2062 into Biden is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Defendant \u200dengaged\u200c in a four-year scheme \u200bto \u200dnot \u2064pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed\u2063 federal taxes he owed\u2062 for\u2062 tax years 2016\u2063 through 2019,&#8221; the indictment read.<\/p>\n<p>It further\u2064 revealed that instead of fulfilling his\u200b tax obligations, he spent exorbitant amounts on &#8220;drugs, \u200bescorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels \u2062and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other \u200ditems of a personal nature.&#8221; Shockingly, he even spent\u2064 over \u2062$70,000 on drug rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has claimed that his client has already\u2063 repaid his \u2064taxes in full. Lowell accused U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss, who is leading the\u2064 investigation,\u200b of going back on a previous agreement. According to U.S. media reports, Lowell stated, &#8220;If Hunter\u2019s last name was anything other than Biden, the\u200b charges\u200b in Delaware, and now California, would \u2064not have been brought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The White House has chosen not to comment on the matter, and \u2064it remains uncertain when Hunter Biden will appear in court.<\/p>\n<h3>Income from Burisma\u2062 and\u200d Chinese \u2064Private \u2063Equity Fund<\/h3>\n<p>The indictment reveals that Hunter Biden\u2064 earned\u200b a substantial \u2064income while serving on the boards of Burisma, a Ukrainian \u200cindustrial \u2063conglomerate, and a Chinese private equity fund. \u200dProsecutors state that between 2016 and \u2062October 2020, he \u2064received over $7 million in\u200b total gross income. This\u2062 includes nearly $2.3 million from his position on the board of directors \u200dof Burisma \u200dbetween 2016 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Republican \u200clawmakers have targeted Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200d affiliation with Burisma, accusing \u2064him \u2064of leveraging his family name for financial gain overseas.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Defendant had a\u2062 legal obligation to\u200c pay taxes on all \u200bhis \u2063income, including income\u2062 earned in Ukraine from his service on Burisma&#8217;s Board, fees generated by deal-making with \u200bthe\u2063 Chinese private equity fund, as well\u200c as\u200b income derived from \u2063his\u200d work as a lawyer and other\u2063 sources,&#8221; the indictment stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to his work with \u2063Burisma, Hunter Biden also\u200c had income from his involvement with CEFC China Energy Co Ltd, a \u200cChinese energy conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>As his income increased,\u200d so did his extravagant spending. The indictment reveals that in 2018 alone, Hunter Biden spent over $1.8 million, including\u2063 large cash withdrawals, payments to\u2063 women,\u2063 and lavish expenses \u200bon clothing and accessories.\u2063 Shockingly, none of these\u2063 funds were used to pay \u2062his taxes for that \u200cyear.<\/p>\n<p>In October, \u200dHunter Biden\u2063 pleaded not guilty to charges in\u200b Delaware related\u2063 to lying about\u2063 his drug\u200b use while purchasing a handgun. This marked the first\u200d criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. president&#8217;s child. The charges\u200b in\u2062 Delaware were\u200d brought by U.S. Special Counsel \u2063David\u200b Weiss, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-prosecutor-accosts-security-guards-at-courthouse-checkpoint\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Prosecutor Accosts Security Guards at Courthouse Checkpoint\">proposed plea deal<\/a>\u200b in Delaware, which would have required Hunter\u200d Biden to\u200b plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax\u200b charges for \u2063failing to pay taxes in 2017 and 2018, was\u2062 rejected by U.S.\u200d District Judge Maryellen Noreika in July. The judge raised\u200c concerns about the legality and scope of immunity offered in the agreement, leading to\u200d its unraveling.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald \u2062Trump\u200c criticized \u200bthe proposed plea deal, claiming it amounted\u200c to favorable \u200dtreatment for \u2064the president&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles and Andrew Goudsward in Washington; Additional reporting by\u2063 Jasper Ward in Washington, Dan Whitcomb in Los Angeles; Noeleen Walder in New \u200cYork and \u2063Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado; Writing by Brad Brooks; Editing by Eric Beech, Ross\u200c Colvin and Edwina\u200d Gibbs).<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the allegations against Hunter Biden regarding his\u200d involvement with\u2062 Burisma and his financial\u2062 activities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Dant\u2064 misused\u200d his family name to\u200d gain access to lucrative business opportunities in\u2062 Ukraine and \u2062China,\u2064 and he \u2064profited immensely from it,&#8221; \u2062said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is important\u2064 to note that Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2062involvement with Burisma \u200chas\u2063 been a \u2062point of \u200bcontroversy\u200d for\u200c years. In 2014, he joined \u2062the board\u200c of directors of the \u200dUkrainian energy company while\u2064 his father, Joe Biden, was serving as Vice President \u200bof the United States. \u2064Critics have argued that\u2063 his position presented\u200d a conflict of interest, \u2063as it \u200dappeared that\u200d he was \u2064using his family connections \u200dfor personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also \u200balleges\u2062 that Hunter\u200b Biden was aware of \u200dhis tax obligations and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-bankman-fried-key-players-in-crypto-king-trial-include-ex-girlfriend-and-math-camp-friend\/\" title=\"Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend and math camp friend are key figures in the crypto king trial.\">made false \u2063statements<\/a> to conceal his income. He is accused of \u200ccreating and using sham corporations\u200c to avoid reporting income, as well as\u200c receiving income\u2063 in\u200b the form of gifts and\u2062 loans \u2063to further evade taxes.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Implications<\/h3>\n<p>These new criminal \u200ccharges against \u200bHunter Biden\u200c have political implications, particularly regarding his \u200cfather, President Joe Biden. Critics argue that it raises questions \u200cabout\u200d the integrity\u200b and transparency of the Biden\u200c family.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has previously stated\u200d that his family would not engage in any business dealings\u200d that could create\u200d conflicts of\u2063 interest. The indictment\u200c against Hunter Biden\u200c threatens to undermine these claims and fuel \u2062accusations\u2063 of\u2064 nepotism.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice\u200c Department&#8217;s investigation into Hunter Biden and the charges against him come at a sensitive \u2062time \u2063for the Biden administration, as it seeks \u200cto push its policy \u200bagenda and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-homeland-security-advisor-government-acknowledging-mistakes-with-covid-19-could-help-rebuild-trust\/\" title=\"Former Trump Homeland Security Advisor: Government \u2018Acknowledging Mistakes\u2019 With COVID-19 Could Help Rebuild Trust\">regain public trust<\/a> following the tumultuous\u2064 presidency of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen how these \u200ccharges will ultimately impact the Biden administration and its ability to govern \u2063effectively. It is\u2064 important for the legal process to run \u200cits course and for all evidence to be thoroughly examined before any conclusions are drawn.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the filing of \u2062new\u2064 criminal charges\u200d against\u200d Hunter Biden marks a significant development in the ongoing investigations \u2062into his financial activities. The charges of tax evasion \u200dand his alleged indulgence in an extravagant \u2062lifestyle raise questions about\u2063 his integrity and transparency. Furthermore, these \u2063charges have political implications for the Biden administration, potentially undermining its \u200dclaims of avoiding conflicts of interest. As\u200b the\u2062 legal process unfolds, it is crucial\u200b to allow for a fair examination of all evidence to determine the truth behind these allegations.<\/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. 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