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Hunter Biden tells friends he has taken out a LOAN of more than $1M to pay off his tax liability: Experts say payment could help him escape being indicted on federal tax crimes
Hunter Biden took out a loan pay off more than $1million in back taxes after a federal investigation was launched into his tax affairs in late 2020.
Associates close to the president's son confirmed the payment to the New York Times, alleging Biden financed the federal tax liability in recent months. The exact amount of his loan or date of payment was not made public.
Biden's tax payment was made as a grand jury in Delaware continues to investigate his international business dealings, with critics saying he was only offered such opportunities because his father Joe Biden was vice president at the time.
Even though the payment does not disqualify the criminal charges against Biden, experts allege it could make it more difficult for prosecutors to win a conviction for the tax-related allegations as juries tend to be more sympathetic towards defendants who have paid their debts.
However, the federal probe spans wider than Biden's tax liabilities. It is also investigating business deals and clients he was involved in while working as a registered lobbyist for domestic interests and during his father's vice presidency.
The probe is searching for criminal violations of tax laws, as well as foreign lobbying and money laundering rules. So far, Biden has not been charged with any crime.
Most recently, the president's son has pursued a career as an artist. He also acknowledged that he battled drug addiction and several other mental health problems while he engaged in international business deals, as well as a paternity scandal that saw his baby born to a stripper who was later given a $2.5m settlement.