One of Hunter Biden’s greatest defenses is going up in smoke.
For a few years, Hunter has blamed all of his problems on his struggle with addiction; however, the latest filing of charges took place during sobriety.
the 56-page filing with the US Central District Court of California details claims that Hunter only filed some missing tax returns after being sober.
“Notably, in 2020, well after he had regained his sobriety, and when he finally filed his outstanding 2016, 2017, and 2018 Forms 1040, the Defendant did not direct any payments toward his tax liabilities for each of those years,” the indictment reads on page 16.
“At the same time, the Defendant spent large sums to maintain his lifestyle from January through October 15, 2020. In that period, he received financial support from Personal Friend totaling approximately $1.2 million. The financial support included hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for, among other things, housing, media relations, accountants, lawyers, and his Porsche,” the indictment adds.
From 2016 – 2018, Hunter reportedly spent around $70,000 on sobriety programs to get control over his addictions. Prosecurtors claims that during those years and into 2019 Hunter spent about $4.9 million on drugs, prostitutes, and luxury goods instead of paying his tax bills.
“The Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019, from in or about January 2017 through in or about October 15, 2020, and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020,” the indictment says.
“Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant individually received more than $7 million in total gross income. This included an excess of $1.5 million in 2016, $2.3 million in 2017, $2.1 million in 2018, $1 million in 2019 and approximately $188,000 from January through October 15, 2020. In addition, from January through October 15, 2020, the Defendant received approximately $1.2 million in financial support to fund his extravagant lifestyle.”
Guess that excuse went up in smoke.
