Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case

Hunter Biden will plead guilty to the misdemeanor tax offenses as part of the agreement made public Tuesday

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The agreement will spare him prosecution on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user if he adheres to conditions set by prosecutors.

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It is somewhat unusual to resolve a federal criminal case at the same time the charges are filed in court, though it is not totally unheard of.

according to a letter in U.S. District Court in Delaware, and will plead guilty to tax offenses but likely avoid time behind bars.

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It is somewhat unusual to resolve a federal criminal case at the same time the charges are filed in court, though it is not totally unheard of

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