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Legal experts warn Hunter Biden faces 'real chance of jail time' if convicted on new tax felony charges
Legal experts warn that Hunter Biden could face "a real chance of jail time" if convicted on his new felony tax charges.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told Fox News Digital said Biden could face jail time if he is convicted of the three felony tax charges filed by special counsel David Weiss in California Thursday.
Turley said Weiss repeatedly emphasized in Biden's indictment "that this was a four-year effort to knowingly evade taxes to spend on 'an extravagant lifestyle.'"
"It is hard to see how prosecutors would make such a case and not seek jail time for knowingly criminal conduct. Moreover, given the evasion going back to 2016, it is hard for the court to dismiss this as a first-offender novice," Turley said.
"There is a real chance of jail time if he is convicted on the three felonies."
Former deputy independent counsel Sol Wisenberg told Fox News Digital "it is very hard to say" what the average American would face if convicted of Biden's charges "because federal judges typically grant a ‘downward variance’ from the advisory sentencing guidelines range in tax cases."
"Also, the sentence depends on whether you plead guilty and accept responsibility or take the government to trial and lose," Wisenberg said....
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So JPP's resident legal expert suggests that since Hunter has no previous convictions Hunter will get away with no jail time. These legal experts think otherwise. The indictment stresses the fact that Hunter cheated on his taxes for at least 4 consecutive years. It also stresses the fact that Hunter had the money to pay his taxes. It also stresses the fact that Hunter consciously lied on his tax returns. The amount he evaded was over $1.2 million. I think there is a good chance he could see jail time. He should.
Legal experts warn that Hunter Biden could face "a real chance of jail time" if convicted on his new felony tax charges.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told Fox News Digital said Biden could face jail time if he is convicted of the three felony tax charges filed by special counsel David Weiss in California Thursday.
Turley said Weiss repeatedly emphasized in Biden's indictment "that this was a four-year effort to knowingly evade taxes to spend on 'an extravagant lifestyle.'"
"It is hard to see how prosecutors would make such a case and not seek jail time for knowingly criminal conduct. Moreover, given the evasion going back to 2016, it is hard for the court to dismiss this as a first-offender novice," Turley said.
"There is a real chance of jail time if he is convicted on the three felonies."
Former deputy independent counsel Sol Wisenberg told Fox News Digital "it is very hard to say" what the average American would face if convicted of Biden's charges "because federal judges typically grant a ‘downward variance’ from the advisory sentencing guidelines range in tax cases."
"Also, the sentence depends on whether you plead guilty and accept responsibility or take the government to trial and lose," Wisenberg said....
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So JPP's resident legal expert suggests that since Hunter has no previous convictions Hunter will get away with no jail time. These legal experts think otherwise. The indictment stresses the fact that Hunter cheated on his taxes for at least 4 consecutive years. It also stresses the fact that Hunter had the money to pay his taxes. It also stresses the fact that Hunter consciously lied on his tax returns. The amount he evaded was over $1.2 million. I think there is a good chance he could see jail time. He should.
