In a recent development, Hunter Biden, son of the former U.S. President, is on the brink of losing his license to practice law in Washington, D.C. This comes after a disciplinary counsel moved to suspend him following his felony convictions. (source)
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which handles penalties for members of the bar in D.C., issued a letter to the D.C. Court of Appeals. The letter sought to ensure that Biden “is suspended immediately from the practice of law in the District of Columbia pending resolution of this matter.” The D.C. bar classifies any felony as a “serious crime,” and its policy mandates the immediate suspension of the law license of anyone convicted of such an offense, regardless of the status of an appeal.
Biden was found guilty of three felony gun charges in his Delaware trial on June 11. The charges included making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
Prosecutors worked to prove that Biden lied on a federal firearm form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018. He ticked a box labeled “No” when asked if he is an unlawful user of substances or addicted to controlled substances. Biden purchased the gun from a store in Wilmington.
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