USA: According to reports, the investigation into Hunter Biden's tax problems, which was launched in 2018, has reached a "critical stage". According to officials, the first son could be charged with several tax offenses as well as possible offenses involving foreign lobbying. The younger Biden has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
According to a report Thursday by Fox News Digital, Hunter Biden and his longtime business partner Eric Schwerin actively worked behind the scenes in 2016 to raise money for the congressional campaign of a prominent former Biden adviser, While also negotiating Chinese business deals with the consultant's business partner.
Trade appears to be hinged on close ties. Francis "Fran" Person, who served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2014 and counselor to then-Vice President Joe Biden, left the White House in late July 2014 to take an advisory position at his alma mater . , according to an email obtained by the University of South Carolina, outlet. He reportedly took over the Harveys Group in January 2015, less than six months later.
According to the report, in 2015 and 2016, the man communicated frequently via email with Hunter and Schwerin of the now-defunct Rosemont Seneca Partners regarding business deals related to the Harveys Group.
During that time he also often visited the White House. In December 2015, he attended a holiday reception with Chinese businessman Bo Zhang, who founded the Harveys Group and was rumored to have links with leaders of the Communist Party of China.
In addition, the man announced on February 29, 2016 that he would seek the Democratic nomination to take on South Carolina Republican Representative Mick Mulvaney.
A day after the disclosure, Hunter reportedly introduced DuPont executive George Dukou to Zhang in an email, outlining a possible business partnership between DuPont and Harvey's. On email, the person and Zhang's aunt were BCC'
On March 3, 2016, Schwerin reportedly introduced Person to Hunter and his business partner, Jeff Cooper. The man later thanked Schwerin for the introduction and noted that there is "a very high expectation" that he will be a "well-funded candidate" given "a close relationship with Vice President Biden".
Cooper reportedly gave $2,700 to the person's campaign in October of that year. On March 30 of that year, Hunter Biden reportedly had a meeting with Zhang, the president and CEO of Harvey's.
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Zhang reportedly had close political and business ties with the northern Chinese province of Liaoning, which was the subject of negotiations.
On May 4, 2016, Hunter, Schwerin and Zhang traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to meet DuPont's Duco. When asked by the publication whether he remembered the name of Fran Person who had appeared during talks in Wilmington and if Hunter, Schwerin, or Zhang had offered DuPont any additional business opportunities in China, Dukou replied: “I met with Hunter at his request, he wanted to discuss the land we were in the process of selling at the time.
Hunter reportedly sought assistance from Brian Steele, a CNBC executive from 2007 to 2021 at the same time. According to Fox News, Steele made an interesting revelation in September 2016 in response to an email from Hunter asking him if he could donate to the campaign in person.
According to previous reports, in a letter to Henry Zhao, CEO of Harvest Fund Management and an alleged member of the Chinese Communist Party, Hunter referred to Zhao as a "good friend and business associate."
Shortly thereafter, Hunter reportedly received at least three invitations to fundraisers in person from his father, who was then Vice President of the United States of America. In some of them, Hunter wrote, "Most of you know what Frank Person means to me and my family and we are excited to support him in his run for Congress."
The publication claims that Evan Ryan, the current White House cabinet secretary and husband of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, donated $8,100 to the campaign in person at an event. The president's wife Jill, sister Valerie, brother James, brother-in-law Jack, nieces Casey and Missy and nephew Hunter all made significant contributions to the man's campaign in 2016.
However, despite the Bidens' fundraising efforts, the individual ultimately lost. The Democratic nominee had no challengers in the primary, but Mulvaney won on November 8, 2016.
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