Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of receiving three million dollars in an effort to affect foreign policy favorable to a Romanian businessman. That same man was facing an investigation in Romania. The U.S. Department of Justice made the allegation in a Wednesday filing in LA where Hunter is facing charges of evading $1.4 million in taxes at the same time he was spending a fortune on drugs, hookers, and luxury items.
The allegations surrounding the payments he received from Gabriel Popoviciu, a wealthy Romanian identified as “G.P.” in the filing. Joe Biden was the vice president at the time. Vice is a fitting word for what the Biden family was engaged in at the time. Lawyers for Hunter Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The prosecutors also did not comment on the charges. And of course the White House declined to issue a response.
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Hunter Biden and the business associate:
“were concerned that lobbying work might cause political ramifications for the defendant’s father.”
From Reuters
Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to “influence U.S. government agencies” in connection with a criminal probe in Romania.
The U.S. Department of Justice made the allegation in a Wednesday filing in Los Angeles federal court, where U.S. President Joe Biden’s son faces a scheduled Sept. 9 trial over tax evasion charges. He has pleaded not guilty.
ABC said the claim stems from Hunter Biden’s work for Gabriel Popoviciu, a wealthy Romanian identified as “G.P.” in the filing, and who prosecutors say hired Hunter Biden for legal work in late 2015 when Joe Biden was U.S. vice president.
Reuters could not independently verify that “G.P.” is Popoviciu.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Prosecutors did not immediately respond to similar requests. The White House declined to comment. Popoviciu could not immediately be located outside business hours.
In the filing, prosecutors said they plan to present evidence that Hunter Biden and a business associate “received compensation from a foreign principal who was attempting to influence U.S. policy and public opinion and cause the United States to investigate the Romanian investigation of G.P. in Romania.”
Separately, Hunter Biden was convicted in June by a Wilmington, Delaware, jury of lying about illegal drug use when he bought a handgun in 2018. He has not yet been sentenced.
