Court Docs: Private Investigator Claims Hunter Biden Under Criminal Probe for Burisma-Linked Money Laundering
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Hunter Biden, the youngest son of former Vice President Joe Biden, is allegedly the subject of a criminal investigation relating to money laundering with Burisma Holdings, according to documents filed in Arkansas court.
The New York Post reported on Monday that a private investigator hired by Lunden Roberts, a woman suing Biden for child support in Arkansas circuit court, has declared he is the subject of multiple criminal investigations.
“One of those purported investigations relates to Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian energy company with which Biden held a lucrative board post while his father, Joe, was vice president — drawing allegations of impropriety from Republicans including President Trump,” the Post noted.
The private investigator claims the younger Biden “established bank and financial accounts with Morgan Stanley” for a “money laundering scheme” involving Burisma Holdings Limited. According to documents filed in court, nearly $6.8 million was transferred from Burisma to the account between March 2014, when the younger Biden joined Burisma’s board of directors, and December 2015.
Court filings also allege that Biden and a group of business associates “utilized a counterfeiting scheme to conceal” the payments.
The revelations come as Hunter Biden’s role with Burisma continues to draw scrutiny, especially in light of the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Congressional Democrats claim that Trump’s suggestion the government of Ukraine looking into Hunter Biden’s work with the natural gas company amounted to asking a foreign power for dirt on a political opponent. Trump and his allies, on the other hand, have countered that Hunter Biden’s appointment, coming around the same time former Vice President Joe Biden was tapped to lead Obama-era policy towards Ukraine, and his relative inexperience in the energy industry warrant investigation.
As Peter Schweizer, senior contributor at Breitbart News, detailed in Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends, Hunter Biden’s background in investment banking, lobbying, and hedge fund management paled in comparison to that of current and past members of Burisma’s board.
The elder Biden claims he has never talked to his son about his business in Ukraine, but the former veep has yet to answer questions about a photograph showing him, Hunter, and another Burisma board member playing golf together in 2014.
Adding to concerns is the fact that, at the time Hunter Biden joined Burisma—where he was paid as much as $83,000-per-month—the company was seen as actively courting western leaders to prevent further scrutiny of its business practices. The same month Hunter Biden and Kwasniewski were tapped to join the group’s board, the government of Great Britain froze accounts belonging to Burisma’s founder, Mykola Zlochevsky, under suspicion of money laundering.
A Ukrainian official with strong ties to Zlochevsky admitted in October the only reason that Hunter Biden secured the appointment was to “protect” the company from foreign scrutiny. The claim has credence given that at the time, Joe Biden was tasked with leading the Obama administration’s policy towards Ukraine in response to Russia’s invasion of Crimea.
It is in the context of Burisma and Zlochevsky’s legal troubles that Joe Biden’s political influence has raised the most red flags. The former vice president has particularly drawn questions over his conduct in demanding the Ukrainian government fire its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in 2016.
Joe Biden, who has publicly bragged about the firing, reportedly threatened to withhold more than one billion dollars in U.S. aid if the Ukrainian government did not remove Shokin. He has claimed the demand came from then-President Barack Obama, who had allegedly lost faith in the prosecutor’s ability to tackle corruption.
Unofficially, though, it was known that Shokin was investigating both Burisma and Zlochevsky for public corruption. It is uncertain if the probe extended to Hunter Biden, although Shokin has recently admitted that prior to his ouster, he was warned to back off the matter. Regardless of what occurred, Shokin’s successor, who is now himself being investigated for public corruption, dropped the investigation into Burisma and Zlochevsky.
Since the start of impeachment, the Ukrainian government has reopened its case into Zlochevsky, this time broadening the investigation to include public corruption and embezzlement.
Report: Hunter Biden Love Child’s Mother Paid by Company Sharing His Hollywood Hills Address
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Lunden Roberts, the Arkansan mother of a love child apparently sired by Hunter Biden, filed court documents alleging that his company — with an address in the Hollywood Hills — paid her sometime in the last five years.
The New York Post reports on Roberts’s latest filings in a combative paternity lawsuit that has been raging for the majority of 2019. Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, “submitted an affidavit of financial means on Dec. 16, but the document is sealed,” according to the paper.
“Roberts, meanwhile, released five years’ worth of her tax returns and other financial documents to the court,” the report continues. “The documents list her as having worked for Hunter and his company Owasco PC.” The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says Roberts’ filing claims she received pay stubs from the business, apparently a law firm, but no tax documents. Roberts further claims that Biden at one time paid for her health insurance through this arrangement.
According to the Post, “That company is registered at the same Hollywood Hills address that court papers list as Hunter’s address.”
Following up on this address, the paper says real estate records show the property was bought in June 2019 for an undisclosed amount. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is equipped with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a pool and estimated to be worth $2.5 million.
The newspaper notes the swanky neighborhood boasts Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Halle Berry as residents. The June purchase appears to undermine arguments from Biden, who “claimed in court documents that he’s been out of a job since May 2019 and has significant debts since his divorce in 2017 from Kathleen Buhle, the mother of three of his children.”
In May, Roberts, a 28-year-old stripper, said Biden is the father of her 16-month-old baby — a fact apparently confirmed by DNA testing — and is demanding that he pay child support and pick up the tab for her legal bills. Court documents filed by Roberts in Independence County, Arkansas, allege the two first met at a Washington, D.C., strip club where she was previously employed.
Earlier this month, the Daily Mail reported that Roberts has asked for information regarding Biden’s past business activities, including information about how much he was paid as a board member of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas company at the center of allegations of corruption against him and his father. Reports suggest the younger Biden was compensated up to $83,000 per month by the company despite having no experience in the energy field.
Roberts is also seeking information on whether Biden received funds from a Chinese national or entity for investment purposes, court documents show.
Details of Biden’s paternity case have come to light as his business dealings remain under the microscope of Senate Republicans. Last week, Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) asked for interviews and records from former Obama administration officials as part of their probe into allegations of corruption against the younger Biden.
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