The 43-year-old lied to agents in June 2020 by giving them alleged information that Biden and his son Hunter had each received $5 million from the Burisma company in 2015 or 2016, US authorities announced on Thursday (local time).
In addition, citing an alleged conversation with a high-ranking Burisma representative, the man claimed that the company appointed Hunter Biden to its supervisory board so he could protect the company “through his father from all kinds of problems,” according to the complaint. said.
The informant actually had contact with Burisma executives, but later than indicated. At that point, the administration of President Barack Obama, under which Biden was vice president, was no longer in power.
At that point — before his eventual election as president — Biden had no opportunity to influence American politics, according to prosecutors acting on behalf of Justice Department special counsel David Wiess. “In short, the defendant turned his routine and non-extraordinary business dealings with Burisma in 2017 and later into bribery charges” against Joe Biden, the indictment said.
The false allegations came into play in connection with investigations into the president and his family for alleged bribery. Last summer, Republicans in Congress called on the FBI to release a form documenting the informant’s allegations.
The 43-year-old was charged with making false statements and giving false and fictitious information. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison. (dpa/aargauerzeitung.ch)
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