Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut following complaints about his gun and tax convictions

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A judge was disbarred Monday Hunter Biden The decision, taken in Connecticut for violating the state attorney’s office code of conduct, followed a complaint filed against Biden on federal gun and tax charges for which he had previously been found guilty. be forgiven by his father last year former President Joe Biden.

In a deal with the state agency that disciplines lawyers, Hunter Biden agreed to be disbarred and admitted to misconduct as a lawyer, but did not admit to any wrongdoing. He was disbarred in Washington, D.C., in May.

Hunter Biden did not speak as he and his attorney, Ross Garber, appeared via video at a virtual court hearing before Trial Judge Patrick L. Carroll III in Waterbury.

Hunter Biden was convicted in Delaware federal court last year of three felony counts of procurement. A gun in 2018Prosecutors said he lied on the federal form, claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

He was due to go to trial in September 2024 in the California case, where prosecutors accuse him of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in federal taxes. Agreed to confess to the crime Misdemeanor and felony charges will begin hours after jury selection begins.

The Connecticut judge found that Hunter Biden violated several ethics rules for lawyers, including conduct that “involves dishonesty, fraud, deception or misrepresentation.” In a court document, Hunter Biden acknowledged some but not all of the misconduct allegations. The judge also addressed Washington’s disbarment.

Paul Dorsey, one of two people who filed a complaint against the former president’s son, told the judge at Monday’s hearing that he objected to the settlement because Hunter Biden did not admit wrongdoing. However, Leanne Larson, attorney for the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, justified the pardon.

Hunter Biden was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1997, a year after graduating from Yale Law School.