Hunter Bidenson US President Joe Biden agreed to plead guilty to three federal counts taxes And weapon fire under contract Ministry of Justice.

Under this agreement, Biden’s 52-year-old son will make errors in the income statement related to the implementation 2017 and 2018. prosecution from Delaware accepts a conditional release in return, which would avoid a hypothetical prison sentence, according to ABC news.

The cumulative tax liability over the years is approximately $1.2 million, according to Washington Post.

The settlement also includes what is known in US court slang as a “pre-trial diversion” because it concerns a charge of illegal possession of a firearm. This mechanism serves to avoid traditional prosecution and to put the accused into a public oversight program.

Therefore, for the crime of illegal possession of firearms, an alternative ruling will be given, according to which the charge is closed if Hunter Biden accepts a number of conditions stated by the prosecutor’s office.

according to the newspaper New York TimesThe president’s son is accused of lying on a US government form he filled out when he bought a gun in 2018.

In response to a question on the form about whether he used drugs, Biden replied that he did not, as prosecutors suspect that the claim may have been false, as his autobiography shows that he used illegal substances at the time.

The deal will be contingent on the defendant being drug-free for 24 months and agreeing never to own a firearm again.