US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and admitted to illegally owning a gun.
Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, attends the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2022. -
The plea agreement between the 53-year-old and the US Attorney’s Office in his home state of Delaware will still need to be approved by a federal judge.President Biden and his wife, Jill, issued a brief statement following the announcement of the deal. According to the charges, Biden failed to file his tax returns on time on earnings of more than $1.5 million for 2017 and 2018.Each count brings up to 12 months in prison and a fine of up to $100,000 or double what he stood to gain by breaking the law.
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