A California grand jury has returned a nine-count indictment against Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, charging him with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
Special counsel David Weiss announced the indictment on Thursday night, which alleges Mr. Biden spent millions on a lavish lifestyle and drugs instead of fulfilling his tax obligations between 2016 and 2019-totaling at least $1.4 million.
Mr. Biden faces charges of tax evasion, filing a false return, and filing a false return for his company, Owasco PC, for the tax year 2018.
Mr. Biden's alleged actions involved a deliberate effort to avoid paying taxes, including subverting his own company's payroll and tax withholding process by withdrawing millions outside of the established procedures, according to the indictment.
In addition to allegedly claiming false deductions in 2018 to reduce his tax liability, prosecutors allege that Mr. Biden willfully failed to pay his taxes on time between 2016 and 2019 and neglected to file his 2017 and 2018 tax returns on time.
The new indictment comes after a plea deal Mr. Biden entered with prosecutors fell apart in July under a judge's scrutiny.
Eventually, Mr. Biden filed his tax returns between February and October of 2020, according to his indictment, and the back taxes were paid by a "Third party" the following year.
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