{"id":25525,"date":"2023-06-20T12:39:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25525"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:39:25","slug":"joe-bidens-son-hunter-charged-with-federal-tax-and-weapons-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/06\/20\/joe-bidens-son-hunter-charged-with-federal-tax-and-weapons-offences\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden’s son Hunter charged with federal tax and weapons offences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanour tax crimes and admit to illegally possessing a gun while a drug user, after a five-year investigation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The US Attorney in Delaware has filed papers indicating a plea agreement has been reached.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He is expected to agree to drug treatment and monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out of jail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In theory, he still faces a maximum penalty of a year in prison on each of the tax charges and 10 years in prison on the gun charge, the justice department said in a statement. The proposed deal would need to be approved by the judge in the case, who will also determine the sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is unclear when Hunter Biden will appear in court to enter his guilty plea on the tax charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He will admit to felony gun possession as part of a “pre-trial diversion agreement” that is separate from the plea deal, his lawyer Chris Clark said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life,” Mr Clark added. “He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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