Hunter Biden Intends To Change Not Guilty Plea In His Federal Tax Case
September 5, 2024 12:00PM EDT
FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden’s lawyer says his client plans to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case just as jury selection was set to begin.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell announced Hunter Biden’s plans to change his plea but did not provide further details Thursday.
President Joe Biden’s son is facing misdemeanor and felony charges in the case alleging he failed to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes over four years during a period in which he has acknowledged struggling with a drug addiction.
He was convicted in June of charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when prosecutors say he lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.