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The 43-year-old was taken into custody at Las Vegas airport, US media reported on Thursday (local time), citing the Ministry of Justice.
He is accused, among other things, of fabricating alleged millions in payments from a Ukrainian energy company to Hunter and Joe Biden. “Defendant’s story to the FBI was a fabrication,” says the complaint, which was filed by Special Counsel David Weiss, appointed by the Justice Department in the Hunter Biden case. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison.
The informant said at the time that his contacts at the Ukrainian company told him that Hunter Biden and his father each received $5 million in 2015/2016 to “protect the company from any possible problems.” In reality, the informant only had contact with the company in 2017. These too were perfectly ordinary; he only later brought up conversations about alleged bribes for the Bidens.
Hunter Biden held a lucrative position on the supervisory board of the Ukrainian energy supplier between 2014 and 2019. His father was vice president until the end of 2016 and responsible for US policy towards Ukraine.
The company of Hunter Biden, who has to answer for possible tax crimes, among other things, is repeatedly linked to his father. Republicans in the House of Representatives are continuing their investigation into possible impeachment proceedings against Joe Biden. They accuse the Democratic president of abusing his public office for his family’s financial gain.
However, they have not yet provided clear evidence of serious misconduct. The question is whether the investigation can actually lead to impeachment proceedings. Joe Biden wants to run for a second term in the US elections in November.
Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said after the charges against the former informant were announced that this was proof that the allegations against his client were fictitious: “We have been warning for months that Republicans are spreading their conspiracies about Hunter and his family.” based on facts, but on lies told by people with a political agenda. We were right, and the air is now out of their balloon.” (SDA)
Source: Blick
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