President’s son is accused of avoiding at least $1.4m in taxes while enjoying lucrative income from business dealings.
Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion, as his lawyers seek a speedy resolution to the election-year case.
At a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Thursday, defence lawyer Abbe Lowell told the judge that Biden would change his plea from “not guilty” on all nine counts he faces.
“There is overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt,” Lowell told the judge. “This can be resolved today. It’s not a complicated issue.”
Standing in the courtroom, Biden said the word “guilty” as each of the nine counts were read aloud. The change comes on the same day as jury selection was scheduled to begin in the case.
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