He was allegedly charged by former FBI informant special counsel David Weiss Lie about President Joe Biden and a business associate of his son Hunter Biden face another new indictment on tax-related charges, court records show.
Alexander Smirnov allegedly evaded paying taxes on more than $2 million in income he received from various sources from 2020 to 2022, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday in California federal court.
Smirnov was due to stand trial in Los Angeles beginning next week on charges of “fabrication” for accepting $5 million in bribes from Ukrainian energy company Burisma and President Biden. the president has He pleaded not guilty to the positions
The federal judge overseeing Smirnov’s case has since moved that trial to January.
The newly unsealed indictment alleges Smirnov lived a lavish lifestyle during the years he lied to his FBI handler about the Biden family, detailing expenses that included a $1.4 million Las Vegas condominium, a Bentley he allegedly leased for more than $122,000. . and reportedly bought hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of clothing, jewelry and accessories for herself and her domestic partner.
Despite receiving more than $2 million in income, prosecutors say he listed only $60,000 in annual income and $250,000 in gross business income on his June 2022 credit card application.
The indictment also alleges that when Smirnov refused to sign his tax returns when he sought the help of a professional tax return preparer, Smirnov told the preparer “they shouldn’t ask how he got his income” and also that emails or emails he ordered them to delete it. Messages sent by Smirnov.
In this Aug. 24, 2024, file photo, President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden leave St. Agnes Catholic Church in Old Mission after attending mass in Solvang, California.
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“Mr. Smirnov intends to vigorously fight these charges with the same intensity with which he fought the initial indictment,” Smirnov’s attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in a statement.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Smirnov had not yet entered a plea to the newly filed indictment, according to court records.
Smirnov has been in custody since his arrest in February, believed to be a flight risk due to his wide-ranging, well-known connections abroad. senior intelligence agents in Russia
