If a judge accepts a plea agreement today, Hunter Biden will likely avoid prison time on tax charges and a firearms offense. Critics say that's unfair, citing the cases of actor Wesley Snipes and rapper Kodak Black. Here's how those cases are different.
secutors, while actor Wesley Snipes and rapper Kodak Black served prison sentences on similar charges?
That’s what some observers have asked after Hunter Biden’s June 20 agreement to plead guilty to two tax-related misdemeanor offenses and enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid prosecution on a separate felony firearm offense. The younger Biden is not expected to serve prison time, though ultimately that will be up to a judge at afor July 26. Some reports suggest the Justice Department will recommend probation for the tax charges. Following former President Donald Trump’s indictment, some people criticized what they called a"sweetheart deal" for Hunter Biden.
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., suggested a double standard in the Justice Department’s handling of criminal cases in a June 20 tweet. Referring to Snipes, who was sentenced in 2008 to three years in prison for tax evasion, DonaldsBiden’s weapons charge also sparked comparisons to Black, who in 2019 was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to lying on federal gun background-check forms about his history of violent criminal offenses.
"2 tiers of justice? Kodak was charged for the same crime. Got over 3 years. Mr. Biden will not serve a day. Feels right? Do FBI agents and federal authorities take cases personally?," said Black’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, in a June 20They said in the Snipes case, two key factors were different than in Biden’s case: Snipes owed the U.S. government significantly more money, and he proceeded to trial rather than agreeing beforehand to plead guilty.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hunter Biden live updates: Republicans urge judge to block Hunter Biden plea dealPresident Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is appearing in a Delaware courthouse Wednesday to formally agree to the plea deal he struck last month with federal prosecutors.
Read more »
Hunter Biden live updates: Republicans urge judge to block Hunter Biden plea dealWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is appearing in a Delaware courthouse Wednesday to formally agree to the plea deal he negotiated last month with federal prosecutors, in what could bring a close to the Justice Department's yearslong probe into the younger Biden's business affairs.
Read more »
Why Hunter Biden's Wednesday plea could accelerate new criminal investigationPresident Joe Biden's son has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax offenses and to enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid prison time on a felony gun charge, though questions linger about whether the first son's legal woes are over.
Read more »
Hunter Biden investigation: Close Biden political aide worked for Weiss when inquiry beganA close associate of the Biden family appears to have spent years working in the Delaware U.S. attorney’s office, including during the months when whistleblowers said the office took up an investigation of Hunter Biden.
Read more »
Hunter Biden plea: Judge threatens sanctions on Biden attorneys for suspicious phone callA judge presiding over Hunter Biden's forthcoming plea agreement threatened to sanction his attorneys late Tuesday evening after a member of his legal team purportedly 'misrepresented her identity' to court officials.
Read more »
Hunter Biden plea: Ex-FBI official says Biden lawyer could face 'disbarment' for prank callFormer Assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said news of a Hunter Biden legal team member reportedly pretending to be a Republican attorney while placing a call on Tuesday to ask that IRS whistleblower testimony be stricken from the docket would be a “clear case for disbarment.”
Read more »