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Hunter Biden Published July 26, 2023 6:44pm EDT

Judge orders Hunter Biden to look for

a job, lay off drugs as conditions for
staying out of jail
Hunter Biden's plea deal collapsed Wednesday

By Bradford Betz | Fox News

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A federal judge in Delaware on Wednesday ordered Hunter Biden to "actively seek

employment," abstain from drugs or alcohol, submit to random drug testing and not
possess a firearm as conditions for staying out of jail.

The conditions were laid out by U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika as part of the
ongoing investigation in Delaware centering around the first son.

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Hunter Biden, right, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. (RYAN
COLLERD/AFP via Getty Images)

Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanor crimes of failure to pay
more than $100,000 in taxes from over $1.5 million in income in both 2017 and 2018.

The younger Biden had been expected to plead guilty Wednesday after he made an
agreement with prosecutors who were planning to recommend two years of probation.

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But the plea deal collapsed during a court hearing after Judge Noreika raised concerns
about the terms of the agreement and her role in the proceedings.

The plan also included an agreement on a separate gun charge — Hunter Biden has been
accused of possessing a firearm in 2018 as a drug user. The younger Biden has admitted
to struggling with drug addiction in the past.

As long as he adhered to the terms of his agreement, the gun case was to be wiped from
his record. Otherwise, the felony charge carries 10 years in prison.

The overlapping agreements created confusion for the judge, who said the lawyers needed
to untangle technical issues — including over her role in enforcing the gun agreement —
before moving forward.

Prosecutors said Wednesday that Hunter Biden remains under active investigation, but
would not reveal details. In the meantime, he pleaded not guilty to the tax charges.

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The collapsed proceedings were a surprising development in the yearslong investigation

and a resolution that had been carefully negotiated over several weeks and included a
lengthy back-and-forth between Justice Department prosecutors and Hunter Biden's
attorneys.

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"District Judge Noreika did the right thing by refusing to rubberstamp Hunter Biden's
sweetheart plea deal," said House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer, R-
"But let's be clear: Hunter's sweetheart plea deal belongs in the trash."

Fox News Digital has reached out to Hunter Biden’s legal team for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much
more.

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