Thursday, September 5, 2024 -US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden plans to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case, his defense attorney said on Thursday just as jury selection was set to begin for the trial.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge
about Hunter Biden’s plans to change his previous plea, just months after the
president’s son was convicted of gun charges in a separate case, but did not
provide further details.
Mark Geragos, another Hunter Biden lawyer, said in a text message that
the president’s son intends to enter what’s referred to as an Alford plea, an
unusual plea under which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges
prosecutors have enough evidence to gain a conviction.
“There is overwhelming evidence of
the defendant’s guilt,” Lowell told the judge. “This can be resolved today.
It’s not a complicated issue.”
Hunter Biden is facing misdemeanor and
felony charges over what prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to avoid paying
at least $1.4 million in taxes while pulling in millions of dollars from
foreign business entities.
He’s scheduled to be sentenced in that
case on Nov. 12, and has said he plans to appeal the conviction.
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