A federal grand jury in California indicted Hunter Biden on nine counts Thursday, accusing him of failing to pay his taxes on millions of dollars he earned from foreign business ventures.Â
The indictment alleges a four-year scheme involving millions in unpaid self-assessed taxes, false tax returns, and a lavish lifestyle.Â
It also directly addresses Biden’s documented drug issues, which factor into the collapse of a potential plea deal that offered him broad immunity from future prosecution.Â
Special counsel David Weiss said in a statement Hunter Biden “spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills.”
The charges are centered on at least $1.4 million in taxes Hunter Biden owed between 2016 and 2019, a period where he has acknowledged struggling with addiction. The back taxes have since been paid.
If convicted, Hunter Biden, 53, the second son of President Joe Biden, could receive a maximum of 17 years in prison. The special counsel probe remains open, Weiss said.
The new charges filed Thursday — three felonies and six misdemeanors — are in addition to federal firearms charges in Delaware alleging Hunter Biden broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018. They come after the implosion
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