In a dramatic turn of events, Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, faced a barrage of charges on Thursday, including multiple counts of tax evasion.

This marks the second instance this year that the troubled scion of the president has found himself in the crosshairs of a special counsel probing into his intricate web of personal and business affairs.

Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden's troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings.

Hunter Biden "engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019," special counsel David Weiss said in the 56-page indictment filed in US district court in California.

Biden was charged with nine counts of failing to file and pay taxes, tax evasion and filing false tax returns, the indictment shows.       

With AFP