WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is ready to seem in a California courtroom subsequent month on 9 tax counts, the newest fallout from a particular counsel investigation into his enterprise affairs.
President Joe Biden‘s son is scheduled for an initial appearance at an arraignment in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, according to a federal court calendar posted Monday.
He is facing three felony and six misdemeanor counts, including filing a false return, tax evasion, failure to file and failure to pay. Prosecutors say he spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills.
His defense attorney has said that prosecutors bowed to political pressure in bringing the case and Hunter Biden was targeted because of his father’s political place.
The instances come after the implosion of a plea deal involving tax and gun counts that may have spared him jail time. Instead, Hunter Biden is now additionally charged with federal firearms courts in Delaware alleging he broke legal guidelines in opposition to drug customers having weapons in 2018.
The instances are actually on monitor to potential trial as his father campaigns for reelection.
