New serious accusations against Hunter Biden, second son of US President Joe Biden .
Special prosecutor David Wiess filed 9 charges for tax crimes : Hunter Biden, prosecutors write in the indictment, «was involved for four years in a fraudulent scheme to avoid paying approximately $1.4 million in federal taxes owed for the tax years 2016-2019 and from January 2017 to 2020, and to evade the tax assessment for the tax year 2018".
If convicted , he risks 17 years in prison . One of the passages of the indictment states that Biden's son "spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle instead of paying taxes" .
The president's son is portrayed as an unscrupulous tax evader, who spent huge sums on memberships in erotic clubs, on drugs, escorts and luxury hotels .
The 56-page filing in federal court in California also confirms key allegations made to Congress earlier this year that Hunter Biden earned millions of dollars from foreign countries while his father was vice president by exploiting their influence. . The document specifically cites two controversial deals concluded by Hunter Biden: one with the energy company Burisma Holdings in Ukraine and the other with Cefc China Energy.
Hunter Biden, a lawyer and lobbyist, is already facing criminal charges in Delaware , related to purchasing a gun after lying about his drug addiction.
(Unioneonline/L)
