In this courtroom sketch, President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, center, appears alongside attorney Abbe Lowell, right, in front of Judge Mark C. Scarsi, left, in federal court, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. Biden pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. (Bill Robles via AP)
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LOS ANGELES , CA — Hunter Biden could be sentenced up to 17 years in prison if convicted in a tax evasion scheme.
The President’s son appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges which were filed after a plea deal last year fell apart. He was charged with nine counts of felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. Prosecutors say its connected to a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million dollars he owed to the Internal Revenue Service. A trial date was set for June 20th. Biden’s troubles don’t end in California. He’s been charged in Delaware with lying in 2018 on a federal form for gun purchasers, when he said he wasn’t using or addicted to illegal drugs.
