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Gary Shapley, an IRS supervisory agent, testified in a six-hour-long meeting with Congress about an alleged criminal investigation cover-up involving Hunter Biden. The House Ways and Means Committee granted both parties equal time to question Shapley about his claims that prosecutors have been dragging their feet on the five-year-old case. Shapley supervized the tax fraud investigation of Hunter Biden since January 2020. However, tax secrecy laws prevent Shapley from releasing any details regarding the investigation publicly.
The legal team for Shapley, who is a registered Democrat, alleges that the IRS removed him and 12 others from the case in cases of illegal retribution ordered by the Justice Department. The second whistleblower, who is a subordinate of Shapley and the primary case agent on the investigation since it opened in 2018, wrote in an email to his superiors last week that prosecutors have ‘been acting inappropriately.’
Both parties had their staffers ask Shapley questions during the meeting, and no key exchanges have been publicized yet. Shapley alleges ‘preferential treatment’ and claims false testimony to Congress by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Shapley has worked at the IRS for 14 years and said in a whistleblower retaliation complaint that his choice was to ‘turn a blind eye to their malfeasance and not sleep’ or ‘put myself in the crosshairs by doing the right thing.’ His subordinate has worked for 13 years and expressed outrage at having been yanked from the investigation.
Delaware US Attorney David Weiss is in charge of the Hunter Biden case. Republican Senators recommended him for the post due to his ties with Biden allies in the Democratic Party. While prosecutors are looking into tax fraud charges against Hunter Biden, they are also reportedly considering charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and lying about his drug use on a gun-purchase form.
Shapley’s testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee came right after the House Judiciary Committee requested records from the Justice Department regarding Shapley’s investigative team’s ouster. Additionally, Democrat-led House Oversight Committee set a Tuesday deadline for FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide an informant file that allegedly links Joe Biden to a ‘criminal scheme’ involving a $5 million bribe in exchange for US policy decisions during his VP term.
The Hunter Biden investigation has been going on for five years. Shapley’s legal team has alleged that the Justice Department is responsible for the delay while slowly walking the investigation. Democrats and Republicans have been awaiting developments in the investigation eagerly. When Shapley alleged preferential treatment and false testimony to Congress by Attorney General Merrick Garland, his legal team called the removal of him and 12 others from the case an act of illegal retaliation.
Gary Shapley’s whistleblower retaliation complaint alleges wrongdoing from higher-ups at the IRS. Shapley wrote in his complaint that he had to decide whether to ‘turn a blind eye to their malfeasance, and not sleep, or to put myself in the crosshairs by doing the right thing.’ The same sentiment was echoed by his subordinate. Shapley and his team of 12 were recently removed from the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden, adding to his belief that there is a cover-up in progress.
The second whistleblower, who is Shapley’s subordinate and the primary case agent on the investigation since its opening in 2018, wrote in an email to his superiors last week about prosecutors ‘acting inappropriately.’ While Delaware US Attorney David Weiss is in charge of the Hunter Biden case, the primary charge is tax fraud, though prosecutors are also looking at violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and lying about drug use on a gun-purchase form.
The case of Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been ongoing for five years. Legal teams on both sides claim there is a cover-up happening in the investigation. The Justice Department allegedly ordered the IRS to remove Shapley and 12 others from the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden. Although Shapley cannot release any details about the investigation publicly due to tax secrecy laws, he testified for six hours to Congress.
Both parties’ staff were permitted up to one hour to question Shapley during the meeting with Congress. As of yet, there has been no publicizing of the key exchanges during the six-hour-long meeting. Shapley alleges prosecutors are slowly walking on the investigation that has been ongoing for five years with regards to Hunter Biden.
David Weiss, Delaware US Attorney, who is in charge of the Hunter Biden case, was recommended to his post by Biden allies in the Democratic Party despite being a Trump administration holdover. Prosecutors reportedly are looking at tax fraud charges against Hunter Biden, as well as violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and lying about drug use on a gun-purchase form.
House Judiciary Committee has demanded Justice Department records regarding the investigative team’s ouster, right after Gary Shapley’s testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee. This hearing focused on the alleged cover-up involving Hunter Biden investigation. Shapley’s legal team called the removal of his team members, along with him from the case an illegal retaliatory move.
Hunter Biden’s case is under scrutiny in light of new developments that allege tax fraud, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and lying about drug use on a gun-purchase form. Shapley’s testimony focused on the alleged cover-up, and both Democrats and Republicans are intrigued by new developments in Hunter Biden’s case — a five-year-long investigation that’s finally reaching some form of closure.
The Hunter Biden investigation has been ongoing for five years, and legal teams from both sides are alleging cover-ups. The Justice Department has been accused of slowly walking the investigation that is ongoing for five years with regards to Hunter Biden. Shapley supervised the tax fraud investigation of Hunter Biden, claiming prosecutors are sluggish on the case.
Gary Shapley, an IRS supervisory agent, alleged during a six-hour-long meeting with Congress that there has been a cover-up in the investigation of Hunter Biden. While Shapley cannot publicly release any details regarding the investigation due to tax secrecy laws, he claimed in his whistleblower retaliation complaint that he had to do the right thing or turn a blind eye to their malfeasance and not sleep.
Since January 2020, Shapley supervised the tax fraud investigation of Hunter Biden, alleging that prosecutors are slow-walking the five-year-old case. Shapley testified before Congress for six hours, revealing his concerns about preferential treatment and false testimony to Congress—he alleges that Attorney General Merrick Garland committed both.
The IRS removed Shapley and 12 subordinates from the investigation last week in what his legal team calls illegal retribution ordered by the Justice Department. Shapley’s subordinate and the primary case agent since the probe opened in 2018 has since emerged as a second whistleblower, alleging that prosecutors have been inappropriately acting in the case. Both parties were granted equal time to question Shapley about his claims.