Sources said investigators are considering Justice Department guidelines around the handling of politically sensitive cases close to an election.
An official federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business started in 2018 after a tax inquiry evolved into a bigger probe looking into whether he had not only paid enough taxes on his income, but had maybe violated other federal laws.
Another issue investigators are looking into, unrelated to Hunter Biden's business, has to do with firearms regulations. In 2018, a firearm owned by Hunter Biden was tossed by his girlfriend into a dumpster in Wilmington, CNN reported. At that time, according to what Hunter Biden said, he was struggling with drug addiction.
Being convicted of money laundering in the U.S. can bring a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and fines of $500,000, or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction.
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