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Hunter Biden may do jail time over his failure to register properly as a foreign agent while doing some of his business ventures abroad, according to a report.
Biden
registered as a lobbyist for domestic interest but he never registered under the
federal Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), according to a report by The
New York Post.
The 1938 law
mandates individuals acting as “an agent, representative, employee, or servant
… at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a ‘foreign
principal,'” must register with the US government, New York Post reports.
Hunter Biden may spend five years in prison
Failure to
register could attract five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
“Foreign
principal” is broadly defined, and can include government officials, foreign
corporations, political organizations, influential private interests and more.
"The
recent disclosures of additional foreign contacts has only strengthened what was
already a strong case," George Washington University law professor
Jonathan Turley told the New York Post.
“The recent
disclosures of additional foreign contacts has only strengthened what was
already a strong case,” said law professor Jonathan Turley.
Hunter's abandoned laptop exposed myriad of foreign business schemes
New York
Post revealed that its examination of Biden’s infamous abandoned laptop in the
last year exposed myriad of foreign business schemes the then Vice President’s
son tried to shepherd.
“The recent
disclosures of additional foreign contacts has only strengthened what was
already a strong case. Indeed, in the last few weeks, the compelling basis for
a FARA charge has becomes unassailable and undeniable,” said Jonathan Turley
who spoke with New York Post.
“The
influence peddling schemes directly reference the President and [Joe Biden] is
repeatedly cited as a possible recipient of funds,” Turley continued.
President
Joe Biden son’s foreign dealings is currently being investigated by the Justice
Department
The investigations
include violations of foreign lobbying laws and money laundering.
In China,
his work for energy company CEFC indicates the company’s interest in gaining
influence in the United States.
According to
New York Post, while Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter Biden $83,333
a month to sit on its board, Hunter Biden introduced Vadym Pozharskyi – one of the
company’s top executives – to his father, emails reveals less than three years
later.
Hunter Biden
and Eric Schwerin, the president of Hunter’s investment firm Rosemont Seneca
Partners discussed their worries over domestic and foreign lobbying rules and appear
to have consciously chosen to remain unregistered, hard drive emails show, according
to New York Post.
“Was reading
an article saying how [former White House Chief of Staff William] Daley was
never a ‘registered’ lobbyist although he directed [Telecoms company] SBC and
JP Morgan’s lobbying efforts. Also the article noted that he was registered as
Foreign Lobbyist under FARA at one point … sometimes I wonder why we stress
about this so much,” Schwerin wrote to Hunter in Jan. 8, 2011.