Hunter Biden formally indicted on three federal charges related to his 2018 gun purchase
As reported in this Fox News piece, “Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal gun charges out of Special Counsel David Weiss’ investigation.” Here is more:
Biden was charged with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance….
These are the first charges Weiss has brought against the first son since being granted special counsel status.
Fox News first reported in 2021 that police had responded to an incident in 2018, when a gun owned by Hunter Biden was thrown into a trash can outside a market in Delaware….
The charges come after an original plea agreement collapsed in July. Hunter Biden was expected to plead guilty in July to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun charge. Hunter Biden was forced to plead not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and one felony gun charge.
The full four-page indictment is available in the Fox News piece.
Prior related posts:
- Hunter Biden agrees to plea deal seeking to avoid prison time on tax and gun charges
- A “sweetheart deal”?: Minor (mostly uninformed) musings about Hunter Biden’s prosecution and plea deal
- Some reflections in headlines on Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart” plea deal
- On eve of plea hearing for Hunter Biden, House Committee Chair urges district court to consider “improper conduct” surrounding prosecution
- Not a done deal: Hunter Biden ends up pleading not guilty to federal charges after district judge raises concerns about plea deal particulars