Hunter Biden was indicted on nine charges related to tax fraud and evasion in California by a federal grand jury. The criminal charges are coming as a result of money earned by Hunter through foreign business dealings, with entities in Ukraine, China, and Romania.
The indictment outlines how Hunter Biden earned more than $7 million in total income through these business dealings, which he failed to pay taxes for. According to the indictment, “the Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019…and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020.”
As reported by the House Oversight Committee in March, Hunter’s payments from foreign entities exceeded $24 million. IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler assert that Hunter received special treatment during the criminal investigation and the new indictment vindicates them.
The indictment contains details on how Hunter spent more than $4 million in that time-frame on “lavish lifestyle,” including expensive goods, prostitutes, drugs, luxury vehicles, and more. Notably, Hunter Biden continued to spend extravagantly even after he regained his sobriety.
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The evidence backs up the claims of wildly irresponsible spending despite the large amount of unpaid taxes. According to the indictment, Hunter Biden spent over $400,000 on clothing and accessories, $600,000 on payments to various women, and $180,000 on adult entertainment. It seems he had money to throw around but not to pay his taxes.
It is also apparent that Hunter had a lot of help getting out of his tax troubles, including a Hollywood attorney who is believed to have paid roughly $2 million towards his unpaid taxes. This information was released by third-party informant Joseph Ziegler.
The new indictment comes as a surprise, particularly after special counsel David Weiss withdrew Delaware tax charges against Hunter Biden in order to prosecute him in California or the District of Columbia. It is clear that reputation alone was not enough to get Hunter out of this situation.
You can read more on Justice.Gov but this is the move America has been waiting on. It’s time to see the Biden crime family face the music.