Assistant U.S. Attorney Leo Wise, who served as the federal prosecutor in the Hunter Biden investigation, once prosecuted a similar tax evasion case in 2018 that resulted in a prison sentence for the perpetrator.

Wise, a member of the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecutor’s team, indicted former Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl de Souza on three counts of failing to file personal tax returns, and was sentenced to death in March 2019. Souza was sentenced to 10 months in prison. (Related article: Marielen Noreika Issues New Order After “Clearly False Reports” Before Hunter Biden Plea Deal Fails)

How favorable is Hunter Biden’s plea bargain?

The two prosecutors in Hunter’s case, Leo Wise and Derek Hines, sought a 12-month prison sentence in a less egregious tax case in 2018.

They are now recommending that hunters be put on probation.

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“As a law enforcement officer, Daryl D’Souza knew he had a duty to file a tax return. His failure to do so was a crime, not an oversight.” U.S. Attorney Robert Herr said.was named a special counsel in a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into whether Joe Biden mishandled classified documents.

De Souza is accused of misleading the state of Maryland by falsely claiming tax credits to reduce the tax burden. He also deliberately failed to pay taxes from 2011 to 2012 and then from 2013 to 2015 as of May 2018, the DOJ said.

Like de Souza, Hunter Biden was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of tax evasion in addition to the felony gun charge. The young Biden was expected to plead guilty and not face a prison sentence until his plea deal collapsed in court on July 26.

“In 2018, the accountant (who died in 2019) prepared Biden’s 2017 corporate and personal income tax returns and repeatedly attempted throughout the fall to submit them to Biden for review and signature. These efforts included contacting Biden directly, contacting his administrative assistant, and sending copies to his former business partners,” Biden said. The plea deal reads:.

“Not only did the accountant prepare Biden’s personal and corporate tax returns in a timely manner, but he repeatedly encouraged Biden to pay the taxes associated with his 2017 tax return in a timely manner,” the document adds. .

Hunter Biden’s guilty plea explains how Biden ignored his tax obligations even though he had enough income to pay taxes in 2017 and 2018.

“Despite the large amount of unpaid tax obligations and waste, around April 17, 2018, the 2017 tax deadline, Biden actually used to pay his 2017 outstanding tax obligations for both individuals and corporations. I had the funds to “return,” the document said.

“As in the 2017 tax year, as of the 2018 tax deadline, Biden continued to have substantial income and the ability to pay his tax obligations,” the plea deal continues.

Biden reportedly sobered up and married his current wife in May 2019, but still failed to file his 2018 personal and corporate tax returns by the October 2019 extension deadline.

Hunter Biden filed his 2017 and 2018 tax returns in February 2020 following a court order in a domestic lawsuit, details of the guilty plea are shown. During a meeting with a California accountant to identify personal and business expenses on tax returns, Mr. Biden said, “Mr. Biden misclassified certain personal expenses as legitimate business The obligation has been reduced,” the document said.

Hunter Biden’s accountants later discovered that a 2016 Form 1040 was delivered to Biden’s office and completed around October 2017, but Biden did not file it.

Wise and other prosecutors sought only probation from Biden, and agreed to grant immunity from future charges in a hidden clause in Biden’s proposed deal.

Delaware U.S. District Judge Mariellen Noreika pressed Weisz and his legal team about the relationship between Biden’s guilty plea and the diversion agreement.

Noreika’s questioning will determine whether Biden will be protected from potential prosecution under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for his business dealings with Ukrainian, Chinese and Romanian parties. A disagreement arose between the defense team and the Justice Department. As a result, Biden’s plea bargain fell apart and he pleaded not guilty.