Department of Justice special counsel David Weiss has filed nine new federal charges against Hunter Biden.
The indictment was filed on Thursday in a federal court in Los Angeles.
The charges are all related tax related, including failure to pay taxes and filing a false tax return.
The indictment alleges that “rather than pay his taxes, the Defendant spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle,” according to a report from NBC News.
"Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes," the indictment states.
Prosecutors allege Biden "engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019, from in or about January 2017 through in or about October 15, 2020, and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020."
"According to the indictment, Hunter Biden engaged in a four-year scheme in which he chose not to pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019 and to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns," Weiss' office said in a press release.
Biden faces a maximum of 17 years in prison if convicted. The case will be heard by Trump-appointed Judge Mark Scarsi.
NBC News reports that the White House declined to comment on the charges and referred their reporter to Hunter Biden’s personal attorneys or the Justice Department. The outlet noted that the indictment "does not appear to reference President Biden or his role as president or vice president."
The president's son had previously been indicted on two federal tax charges and a felony charge related to a Colt Cobra .38 Special handgun he owned illegally.
In July, Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected a sweetheart plea deal for him over the previous charges. He pleaded not guilty after the deal was derailed.
Weiss is the one who had initially offered the deal, which many condemned as going easy on him. It involved no jail time.
