As noted at the beginning of the month, the prosecutor charged Hunter Biden with the crime of possession of an illegal weapon. If he is convicted, Joe Biden’s son could serve up to 10 years in prison.
Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was charged this Thursday with possession of an illegal weapon. The accusation was presented by David Weiss, special prosecutor appointed for the investigation, who at the beginning of the month had already indicated his intention to accuse the son of the president of the United States.
The accusation comes after Hunter Biden scrapped an agreement that would have been signed in July, and that would have granted him immunity for the crime of possession of a firearm and would have ended the investigation that began in 2018. In this, the Biden’s son would admit his guilt to avoid going to trial. According to ABC, this is unlikely to be the last allegation against Hunter Biden.
Biden’s son may return to court to answer for the crime of possession of a firearm
In addition to illegal gun possession, David Weiss is also considering charging Hunter Biden with tax crimes. Last month he dropped two misdemeanor tax charges he filed in Delaware with the intention of filing them in California and Washington, where the alleged misconduct occurred. Prosecutors have not yet presented a schedule for those charges.
Two of the charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, while the third carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Weiss has been leading the Hunter Biden case since late 2018. In August of this year, he was appointed special prosecutor to further the investigation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Upon being appointed, Weiss now has greater authority to conduct an investigation. deeper. he integral in several areas, in addition to leading to the trial of Biden’s son.
Hunter Biden’s case dates back to October 2018 when, while purchasing a revolver at a store in Delaware, he lied on a federal form and swore that he did not use drugs, even though he was struggling with addiction at the time. to crack. . In the US, it is a crime to lie on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) form and to possess a gun while using drugs.
Source: Observadora
