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WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4 after he was found guilty of making false statements on a gun background check and illegally possessing a firearm, according to a court order on Thursday.
Sentencing guidelines for the gun charges are 15 to 21 months, but legal experts say defendants in similar cases often get shorter sentences and are less likely to be incarcerated if they abide by the terms of their pretrial release.
Hunter Biden previously pleaded guilty to tax offenses in California. The Justice Department had alleged he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019 while spending millions on drugs, escorts, exotic cars and other high-ticket items.
