CNN —A federal judge in Delaware dismissed two tax misdemeanor charges against Hunter Biden that were filed as part of his now-defunct plea deal, paving the way for special counsel David Weiss to potentially bring more charges in another jurisdiction as part of his continuing probe.
After the plea deal collapsed earlier this month, Weiss’ prosecutors asked District Judge Maryellen Noreika to dismiss the charges in Delaware, so new charges could potentially be brought in California or Washington, DC.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers agreed that the charges should be dismissed, because they were only brought in Delaware as part of the earlier plea agreement.
The two charges brought in Delaware were misdemeanors, for failing to pay taxes on time in 2017 and 2018.
That part of the investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Agent Registration Act, led by the FBI, has been part of the Hunter Biden probe for years.
Persons:
Hunter Biden, David Weiss, Weiss ’, Maryellen Noreika, Hunter Biden’s, Noreika, Hunter, Weiss
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CNN, Prosecutors, FBI
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Delaware, California, Washington, DC