{"id":26973,"date":"2024-01-12T03:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=26973"},"modified":"2024-01-12T03:22:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:22:32","slug":"hunter-biden-pleads-not-guilty-to-nine-federal-tax-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/01\/12\/hunter-biden-pleads-not-guilty-to-nine-federal-tax-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to nine federal tax charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has pleaded not guilty to tax offences in a California federal court.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was indicted last month on nine criminal counts, including for failing to pay his taxes on time from 2016 to 2019, filing false tax returns in 2018 and tax evasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If convicted on these charges, Mr Biden could face up to 17 years in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He is also facing federal charges over felony gun offences, to which he has already pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Biden, 53, made his first appearance in the tax case at a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday afternoon, where a sea of cameras had gathered outside and US Secret Service officers had earlier conducted a security sweep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bypassing the press through a rear entrance, he sat solemnly at the defence desk between his lawyers, then stood as his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The father of four agreed to be released without detention on several conditions, including that he cannot drink, consume drugs, maintain employment or buy guns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If he violates the terms of his release, the judge warned there would be an arrest warrant out for the president’s son and he may be imprisoned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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