Ex-FBI Informant Accused of Lying About the Bidens Faces Tax Charges

Alexander Smirnov allegedly received more than $2 million from multiple sources between 2020 and 2022, according to the indictment.
Ex-FBI Informant Accused of Lying About the Bidens Faces Tax Charges
Alexander Smirnov, second from right, leaves the courthouse in Las Vegas on Feb. 20, 2024. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File
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Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, who is charged with making false statements about a bribery scheme he claimed involved President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, has been indicted on new tax-related charges.

Smirnov was indicted with seven counts of filing false tax returns and three counts of tax evasion. He was accused of concealing over $2 million of income he earned from multiple sources between 2020 and 2022.