Hunter Biden Faces New Federal Indictment on Tax and Gun Charges Amid Ongoing Investigation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a developing legal case, Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has been indicted on multiple federal charges including tax evasion and firearm possession, according to documents filed in a Delaware district court.
Who: Hunter Biden, age 53, a businessman and attorney.
What: He faces nine counts of tax violations related to a failure to pay more than $1.4 million in federal taxes between 2016 and 2019, as well as two counts of making false statements regarding the purchase of a firearm in 2018.
When: The indictment was unsealed on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Where: The charges were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Why: Prosecutors allege that Biden engaged in a pattern of tax evasion while living a luxurious lifestyle funded partly by foreign business deals, and that he knowingly made false statements on a federal firearm form. This marks the first time a child of a sitting U.S. president has been federally indicted. The legal proceedings are ongoing, with a potential trial date yet to be set.