America in Brief: Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Federal Tax Case

Published on September 9, 2024

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to tax charges, avoiding a lengthy trial only weeks before the presidential elections. The guilty plea came on Sept. 5 as his trial in a Los Angeles federal courthouse was about to begin. Hunter Biden has been charged on nine counts of federal tax evasion to the sum of $1.4 million (£1 million) between 2016 to 2019. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi told Hunter Biden that sentencing begins on Dec. 16 and he could face 17 years behind bars and up to $1.35 million in fines. The last-minute plea came just as jury selection was about to begin....

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