A Delaware jury convicted Hunter Biden of three felony weapons charges on Tuesday.
Special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden in September on three counts related to his purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver in October 2018, alleging that he knowingly possessed the weapon while addicted to marijuana. drugs and made false statements on the purchase form. The jury found him guilty of all charges.
Hunter Biden was indicted on separate tax charges in December.
Last July, a deal that would have had Hunter Biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges and sign a diversion agreement for a firearms offense broke down under questioning by a U.S. District Court judge. district Maryellen Noreika, who expressed concern about an immunity provision included in the diversion. agreement The plea agreement said Hunter Biden would not be prosecuted for any crimes included in the statement of facts in his plea agreement, which listed millions of dollars he received through foreign business dealings in China, Ukraine and Romania