Legal documents reveal that David Weiss, the justice officer handling Hunter Biden’s tax crimes case, paid for part of his college and law school expenses through bribes from tax evaders.
Weiss’ father, Meyer Weiss, served as an IRS agent in Philadelphia from 1955 to 1984, the Daily Mail revealed in an exclusive report on Saturday. He was arrested for accepting more than $200,000 in bribes from individuals seeking to evade federal tax laws, resulting in a four-year prison sentence.
According to a 1995 U.S. Tax Court ruling, Meyer contributed nearly $71,020 to David’s college and law school tuition, part of which was financed with the bribe money.
The criminal history of the Delaware prosecutor’s family came to light thanks to the Marco Polo nonprofit organization, which previously conducted a two-year investigation into the Biden family. Last year, they released a shocking 650-page report alleging dozens of crimes involving Joe Biden, his son, family members and associates.
Founder Garrett Ziegler, a former staffer in Donald Trump’s White House, acknowledged that David Weiss should not be held responsible for his father’s actions, but expressed concern that that family background could influence Weiss’ approach to tax proceedings.
Ziegler stated, “A son cannot be held responsible for the sins of his father, of course. But that’s not what we’re asking. The relevance of this family history is obvious: Would US Attorney Weiss think differently about the federal tax code than Hunter Biden, given Weiss’s upbringing and therefore his career in part due to violations of that federal tax code? As citizens, we demand an impartial investigation and prosecution “.
A 1995 tax court ruling, discovered by Marco Polo, stated that “In the early 1950s, [Meyer] Weiss began a pattern of receiving bribes in exchange for compromising portions of the tax obligations under audit.”
Total bribes received from 1978 to 1983 totaled $210,500, while Meyer earned $137,632 in wages during the same period. The judge highlighted questionable expenses totaling $134,092, including an investment property in Pompano Beach, Fla., a stake in two condos in Fort Lauderdale, cars, a $30,000 country club membership and bond investments.
Fees for David Weiss degree at Washington University in St. Louis from 1974 to 1979 totaled $39,741, with an additional $12,020 for a semester at the University of Miami and $19,320 at Delaware Law School in Wilmington beginning in 1981. Meyer also opened an investment account in his daughter Mindy’s name.
The 1995 tax court case sought to classify Meyer’s wife, Betty, as an “innocent spouse,” exempting her from liability for unpaid taxes related to her husband’s bribes. However, the court rejected the claim, stating that Betty “had reason to know” of the illicit income and could not be considered an “innocent spouse”.
The judge ruled: “Mrs. Weiss was relatively unsophisticated about financial matters, but she was not entirely naive. Mrs. Weiss knew that she and her husband owned their home, a small condominium, and a 25 percent interest in a partnership that owned two other larger condominiums. She knew that they belonged to a country club, where they dined, played tennis, and golfed frequently, and that there were associated costs. During in the years in question, petitioners’ expenses were nearly double Mr. Weiss’ wages. At some point, a reasonable person would have asked, ‘How can we afford this?'”
Meyer was born in 1924 and died in 2003, while Betty died on April 23, 2020.
The new revelations follow accusations from lawmakers that Weiss had been “going slow” on the Hunter Biden investigation and avoiding pursuing higher crimes despite compelling evidence of illegal behavior.
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