Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, is now indicted on nine counts of tax evasion. Three of the offenses in the criminal case against him are considered serious, while the other six are not as serious. Hunter Biden is said to have evaded at least $1.4 million in federal income taxes in the period 2016-19. The sum corresponds to over NOK 15 million at today’s exchange rate. Drugs and escort services In the court documents, it is stated that instead of having paid taxes, Biden should have spent large sums on a lavish lifestyle. In the 56-page indictment, prosecutors allege he spent the money on “drugs, escort services and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothes and other personal items, in short; everything but tax”. Hunter Biden with his father Joe Biden. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP They further write that in the period 2016–2020 the president’s son had 7 million dollars in total gross income (76 million Norwegian kroner at today’s exchange rate), but “intentionally failed to pay taxes for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 on time. Despite the fact that he had access to funds to pay all or part of the tax.” Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, responded to the new charges by stating that “if Hunter’s last name had been anything other than Biden, the indictments in Delaware and now in California would not have come.” Risks 17 years in prison Hunter Biden is in addition to the tax case accused of violating the weapons law in the state of Delaware. The Yale-educated lawyer risks up to 17 years in prison if he is convicted. He has already pleaded not guilty in the gun case. Demonstrators turned up when Hunter Biden had to appear in court in Delaware earlier this autumn, accused of violating the weapons law. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news The White House did not comment on the case when the news of nine counts of tax evasion came on Thursday evening. Has paid Hunter Biden finally paid all his outstanding taxes and fines in 2020, with the help of a loan from his personal lawyer. A table in the indictment specifies what Hunter Biden spent his money on. Between 2016 and 2019, he paid over $188,000 (around NOK 2 million) on “adult entertainment” and over $683,000 (NOK 7.4 million) on “payment – various women”. The indictment mentions that he had a significant income, including from a company he started with a Chinese business conglomerate, the Ukrainian energy company Burisma and an unnamed Romanian businessman. Parallel to the fact that his income increased, his expenses for the extravagant lifestyle increased, the indictment states.
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