Alexander Smirnov is facing new tax-related charges after allegedly concealing over $2 million of income earned from multiple sources between 2020 and 2022. The former FBI informant, who made false statements about a bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden, has been indicted on seven counts of filing false tax returns and three counts of tax evasion.
According to the indictment filed by Special Counsel David Weiss, Smirnov used the money for personal expenses, including a $1.4 million Las Vegas condominium, a Bentley, and luxury items bought at high-end retailers in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He allegedly received payments through Avalon Group Inc., a company prosecutors referred to as his “alter ego.”
The indictment also accuses Smirnov of co-mingling the money in his partner’s bank account and concealing the funds by filing false tax returns under both his and his partner’s name, including “fictitious” income and expenses.
Smirnov’s trial is set for January 8 in a separate case related to the fabrication of bribery allegations against the Biden family. He has denied the allegations and his attorneys stated that he intends to vigorously fight the charges.
In a previous indictment, Smirnov was identified as a confidential FBI informant who was arrested in Las Vegas in February. The Department of Justice stated that the bribery allegations he reported involving Burisma Holdings and the Bidens in 2016 were fabrications.
Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, is facing sentencing in December for separate criminal cases related to tax evasion and falsifying information to purchase a gun in 2018.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
