Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

By AMY TAXIN, DEEPA BHARATH, ALEX VEIGA, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press

Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges to avoid facing another criminal trial months after his conviction in a separate gun case.

President Joe Biden’s son entered the surprise plea Thursday, hours after jury selection was supposed to begin in the case accusing him of a scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes.

Hunter Biden was already facing the prospect of potential prison time after his conviction in June on three felony gun charges.

He was supposed to avoid trial in both cases under a plea deal last year with prosecutors that fell apart after the judge raised questions about it