Hunter Biden was convicted in his gun trial and made a plea deal at the last moment to avoid his tax trial. Today, the NY Times has an article today looking closely at how much prison time he is likely to serve. The answer lies somewhere between not much and none.
He is looking at a maximum of 17 years in federal prison for the tax charges, and $1.35 million in fines. He faced nine counts for falsifying records and failing to file returns dating to a period when he was hooked on crack, alcohol and easy cash. That is on top of the 25-year maximum he faces after being convicted in Delaware for lying on a federal gun application.
He will serve, at most, a small fraction of that time — and his legal team hopes to spare him even that.
The article goes on to point out that sentencing in federal cases is based upon a numerical score which ranges from 1 to 43. The higher the number the…
