According to U.S. prosecutors, a Romanian entrepreneur allegedly compensated Hunter Biden in exchange for his influence on policy decisions.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, addressed the media outside the U.S. Capitol, announcing his intention to testify publicly before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on December 13, 2023. This statement comes amid allegations from U.S. prosecutors in a criminal tax case, accusing him of receiving payments from a Romanian businessman aiming to sway U.S. government agencies during a criminal investigation in Romania.

The U.S. Department of Justice made these claims in a recent court filing in Los Angeles, where Hunter Biden is set to stand trial for tax evasion on September 9. He has entered a plea of not guilty. According to ABC, the allegations are linked to Hunter Biden’s legal work for Gabriel Popoviciu, a wealthy Romanian referred to as “G.P.” in the documents, who hired him in late 2015 when Joe Biden was the vice president. Reuters has not independently confirmed that “G.P.” is indeed Popoviciu.

Neither Hunter Biden’s legal team nor the prosecutors have responded to requests for comments, and the White House has also declined to comment. Popoviciu could not be reached for comment outside of business hours.

The filing indicates that prosecutors intend to show evidence that Hunter Biden and an associate received payments from a foreign entity attempting to influence U.S. policy and public opinion, and to prompt the U.S. to investigate the Romanian probe into G.P. The document also suggests that Hunter Biden and his associate were worried about the political implications for Joe Biden and sought to hide the true nature of their work for G.P., who faced bribery charges in Romania.

In December, a federal grand jury indicted Hunter Biden for failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019, while spending large sums on drugs and luxury items. He is charged with three felonies and additional misdemeanors for tax evasion, including filing false returns for the 2018 tax year. Additionally, in June, a jury in Wilmington, Delaware, found him guilty of lying about his illegal drug use when purchasing a handgun in 2018. He has yet to be sentenced for this conviction.