IRS alleges mismanagement of Hunter Biden investigation

2023-04-20 21:07:06, Kosova & Bota CNA

A special agent with the U.S. federal tax collection agency (IRS) is seeking whistleblower law protections to provide information on what he alleges is the mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden's son. Hunter Biden. The request was made to lawmakers in a letter sent Wednesday.

Mark Lytle, the agent's attorney, wrote to lawmakers that his client has information about what he described as "the failure to mitigate the consequences of an overt conflict of interest related to a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes." it, as well as in a case where it is alleged that he made false statements about the purchase of a weapon".

" Despite the serious risks of retaliation, my client is willing to provide the necessary information that will help you exercise your constitutional oversight function, with a nonpartisan approach, and before the leaders of the relevant committees representing both sides of politics. " , wrote Mr. Lytle in the letter addressed to the chairmen and members of several committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The letter states that the special agent had previously shared this information within the Internal Revenue Service as well as with representatives of an oversight body working on behalf of the Justice Department. Mr. Lytle added that his client is able to contradict the testimony given under oath before the legislators, by a senior political functionary, whose name has not been disclosed.

The special agent also wants to provide information with examples of "preferential treatment as well as circumvention of standards in the implementation of decisions and protocols, which are normally adhered to by any law enforcement officer, except in cases where he has political connections," the letter said. the lawyer.

The Justice Department declined to comment on the matter. Hunter Biden's legal team had no comment, and the IRS has yet to respond to an AP request for comment.

Hunter Biden's tax affairs and his overseas business activities have been under federal investigation by a grand jury in the state of Delaware since 2018. So far, no charges have been filed against him. Likewise, his participation on the board of a Ukrainian energy company, as well as his efforts to secure some deals in China, have long raised questions among Republicans about whether Hunter Biden has used his father's public position.

Joe Biden ka thënë se ai kurrë nuk ka biseduar me djalin e tij lidhur me bizneset që ai ka patur jashtë vendit. Po kështu nuk ka të dhëna që tregojnë se pjesë e hetimit federal është edhe presidenti.

Muajin e kaluar gjatë një seance dëgjimore në Kongres Prokurori i Përgjithshëm Merrick Garland tha se ai nuk do të ndërhyjë në hetimet që po kryhen nga departamenti.

Ai i tha komisioni Gjyqësor i Senatit e ka lënë çështjen në duart e Prokurorit David Weiss, prokurorit më të lartë federal në Dellauer, i cili ka fuqinë ta zgjerojë hetimin edhe jashtë shtetit, nëse do të ishte e nevojshme.

Letra e avokatit të agjentit të taksave, e njoftuar fillimisht nga gazeta ‘The Wall Street Journal’, vjen pasi republikanët e Dhomës së Përfaqësuesve kanë filluar hetime në pothuajse çdo aspekt të marrëdhënieve të biznesit të Hunter Biden-it, përfshirë shqyrtimin e pagesave ndërkombëtare dhe aspekte të tjera të financave të tij.

Republikani James Comer, kryetar i Komisionit të Mbikëqyrjes në Dhomën e Përfaqësuesve, i cili ka udhëhequr hetimet e ndryshme kundër Hunter Biden-it, tha se letra e sinjalizuesit është dëshmi e mëtejshme e rëndësisë së shqyrtimit që po kryen Kongresi ndaj presidentit dhe familjes së tij.

" It is deeply troubling that the Biden administration may be obstructing justice by blocking efforts to indict Hunter Biden for tax violations ," Comer said in a statement released Thursday.