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Firearm charges: President Biden’s son convicted, awaiting sentence
Hunter Biden, son of United States President, Joe Biden has been found guilty on all three counts in his federal gun crimes case in Delaware.
The 12-person jury found the US president’s son lied about his drug use on a form when purchasing a handgun in 2018.
Biden now faces a possible prison term of up to 25 years, although a sentence of that length for a first-time offender is highly unlikely, the BBC reports.
The jury deliberated after listening to a week of witness testimony about the 54-year-old’s drug addiction.
The judge said a sentencing is usually set for 120 days following a verdict, which would put it in mid-October.
The conviction marks the first time a president’s immediate family member has been found guilty of a crime during their father’s term in office, though his crimes predate Joe Biden’s tenure as president, according to the CNN.
Biden had pleaded not guilty to the charges – two counts of making false statements and one count of illegal gun possession.