LOS ANGELES: Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty in a tax evasion trial on Thursday, without reaching the deal he had sought with prosecutors, in a case that has been an embarrassment for the US president.
The 54-year-old admitted nine counts related to failing to pay US$1.4mil in taxes over the past decade, money that prosecutors said he splurged instead on luxury living, sex workers and a drug habit.
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