Hunter Biden charged with four-year tax evasion scheme

U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, was charged in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday with engaging in a four-year scheme to avoid paying some $1.4 million in taxes, the Department of Justice said.

Hunter Biden was charged with a total of nine criminal counts - three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses - and faces a maximum penalty of 17 years in prison if convicted, the department said.