Conditions of Hunter Biden's Pre-Trial Release Have Been Announced, and Hoo Boy!
By Jennifer Van Laar | 3:23 PM on July 26, 2023
As reported earlier, Hunter Biden was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty to two federal tax charges and one federal gun charge at the US District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday. He was processed, including being fingerprinted, and placed on pre-trial release. Shortly after the hearing ended, Hunter’s pre-trial release order, including conditions of pre-trial release, was uploaded to the case docket, and a number of them are raising a few eyebrows and inciting laughter.
While the conditions Judge Maryellen Noreika set for Hunter’s pre-trial supervision are somewhat lenient (he doesn’t have to surrender his passport), he might have trouble complying with them anyway. In addition to the standard conditions of release, Judge Noreika ordered Hunter to:
Continue or actively seek employment
Communicate in writing all international travel plans and provide supporting documentation
Not possess a firearm, destructive device, or other weapon.
Not use alcohol at all,
Not use or unlawfully possess a narcotic drug or other controlled substances defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802, unless prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner.
Submit to testing for a prohibited substance if required by the pretrial services office or supervising officer. Testing may be used with random frequency and may include urine testing, the wearing of a sweat patch, a remote alcohol testing system, and/or any form of prohibited substance screening or testing. The defendant must not obstruct, attempt to obstruct, or tamper with the efficiency and accuracy of prohibited substance screening or testing.
Participate in a program of inpatient or outpatient substance abuse therapy and counseling if directed by the pretrial services office or supervising officer.
Hunter is to “submit to supervision by and report for supervision to the Central District of California,” which means that he will be registering with federal probation/parole officers in that district (of which Los Angeles County is a part). That officer will determine Hunter’s compliance with the conditions of pre-trial release.
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