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2019-12-31 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Raj 2019-12-31 10:32|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 $112k? Seems kinda low for a guy making $50k/month.

Posted by gorb 2019-12-31 11:44|| 2019-12-31 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Re IRS sloth vs Hunter paying off the D.C. tax bill, a thought: Dad and Zero had sway over the Feds; less so wrt the D.C. gov, which prob'y had leverage over Alley Cat ... e.g. the potential to slap a boot on his car, or maybe D.C. cops' knowledge of his drug deals and other unsavory extracurricular activities ?

Posted by Lex 2019-12-31 11:47|| 2019-12-31 11:47|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ #1 cf the offshore money laundering ruse linked to separately. Looks like Hunter & Kerry's spawn may have been evading taxes as well.

Chinese (money) laundry: no longer Chinese secret!

Posted by Lex 2019-12-31 11:50|| 2019-12-31 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for doing that work, Raj. It's something to keep in mind the next time someone says "No one is above the law!"

Posted by Matt 2019-12-31 13:18|| 2019-12-31 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Lunden Roberts must have sensed she had a prodigal son on the hook. The IRS have also sensed that.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-12-31 14:06|| 2019-12-31 14:06|| Front Page Top

#6 You don't suppose someone could be using this to blackmail Biden into saying stupid things, do you?

Posted by gorb 2019-12-31 14:09|| 2019-12-31 14:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Also worth remembering - at this point the IRS is simply trying to collect on an existing debt. The shell-game bullshit w/ Burisma, PrivatBank & the other companies has a) only recently come to light (like the last day or so) which means b) it's not on the IRS' radar. Yet.

Posted by Raj 2019-12-31 14:12|| 2019-12-31 14:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Right, Raj. This thing reeks of offshore-enabled tax evasion nd money laundering. Consider:

1. We know that Hunter ("H") was drawing $50k per month from Burisma ie $600k, minimum, in officially-reported (by Burisma) annual income.

2) From your calculations, the IRS detected unpaid taxes on ca. $250k of income. That means that H either

a) paid tax on the remaining $350k,
or
b) found a way to shelter the $350 legally
or
c) hid the remaining $350k from the feds through tax evasion, perhaps via Chinese offshore vehicles.

Of the three possibilities, a) seems extremely unlikely. Why or how would he declare only a portion of income that is paid in recurring monthly distributions?

I suppose b) is possible ie he could have sheltered the $350k - I have no idea what vehicle he would have used.

But the existence of "China Bank" AND H's pre-existing financial relationships with ChiCom characters who are connected to PRC poobahs AND this character's rather pronounced moral turpitude suggest option c) as the most likely explanation for the missing $350k.

Thoughts, Raj?

Posted by Lex 2019-12-31 15:34|| 2019-12-31 15:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Or there's a fourth possibility of having Stormy Daniels sneak the $350k into the country in her hooha. In one trip.

Posted by gorb 2019-12-31 15:46|| 2019-12-31 15:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Possibility #5 is that it was paid in kind, and went up his nose.
What's the street price of crack these days?

Posted by Lex 2019-12-31 15:48|| 2019-12-31 15:48|| Front Page Top

#11 The assessment so far (including an answer to Lex's multiple choice list), which includes some opinion / speculation:

1) I believe the IRS has a 2015 tax return from Hunter that has the Burisma income in full. He fell short of full payment for some reason. Just remember - stripper & blow habits can be expensive!

2) There's a definite shell game going on w/ the Burisma bank, PrivatBank & the other clowns. This is generally done to make it harder to trace this to that to the other thing, hence the moniker 'shell game', which should not be confused with clusterfuck, shitshow (at least 250 by now!) or other superlative. This is a different matter from potential money laundering or other income evading maneuver.

3) This discussion so far completely ignores the impact of Hunter getting sweet, sweet director gigs on that Communist Chinese company (that part's a given, amirite?), although that might be for a different year / years (no lookup on that point right now). Lastly, there are a lot of unknowns right now, making it tough to assess accurately. I think this makes things more likely than not that something is missing, if ya know what I mean ~~like unreported income~~...

Oh - and the $ from Burisma goes into the Privatbank connected company that Hunter Biden & an 'associate' have ownership / equity stakes in, so that's how the money's moved, generally speaking.

So, right now - your a) choice seems like the default answer until something else is unearthed, which we both think is likely / very likely, at which point c) is the overwhelming favorite.

Should we take book on this, get some bets going? Is that even allowed on the Burg?

Posted by Raj 2019-12-31 16:17|| 2019-12-31 16:17|| Front Page Top

#12 A potential sequence of events?

1. Biden Sr. intervenes to ensure Burisma isn't indicted by Ukraine prosecutor (aka "the sonuvabitch" per Biden's braggadocio)

2. Burisma repays Biden family by funneling additional payments (beyond the $50k/mo.) to H in this manner

3. Burisma sends cash via PrivatBank to Bank of China accounts.

4. Bank of China combines that cash with "investments" made by ChiCom leaders into ChiCom investment fund.

5. ChiCom investment fund pays a portion of its management fee revenues to H along with "distributions" to H out of the funds received via #5

6. Distributions ensue to H's nose, H's ho's, various real estate holdings, rentals, hotel stays & splurges

Posted by Lex 2019-12-31 16:45|| 2019-12-31 16:45|| Front Page Top

#13 This is going to an ongoing soap opera. Hunter was on Burisma's board of directors from April 2014 to April 2019. Quite the few years to answer for.

In addition, we know Rosemont Seneca got at least $3 million (over 3 years) from Burisma by way of Latvia and Cypress. Did Hunter's "salary" (for 1 or 2 board meetings and conferences / year <-- official explanation) come from this money or was this in addition to Hunter's Burisma salary? My guess is in addition or mixed together, since Hunter's board tenure and Rosemont Seneca money transfers overlap but don't coincide.

Posted by Elmagum Omeaper1611 2019-12-31 16:54|| 2019-12-31 16:54|| Front Page Top

#14 #6 - It doesn't take blackmail. He's fully operational and capable when awake

Posted by Frank G 2019-12-31 18:41|| 2019-12-31 18:41|| Front Page Top

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