Hunter Biden played the role of doting dad this week as he romped on the coast of Malibu with son Beau Jr.
DailyMail.com spotted the first son, 54, laughing with the four-year-old boy he shares with wife Melissa Cohen. Despite looming federal lawsuits, Hunter seemed carefree as he playfully pulled his son toward the waves while nearly getting his face planted.
He was wearing black shorts, shirtless and proudly displaying his distinctive tattoo on the back, consisting of a number of long dark lines, which could look like claw marks.
But DailyMail.com can reveal that the large ink is actually a drawing of the Finger Lake region of New York state, where his late mother Neilia Hunter Biden was born.
DailyMail.com spotted Hunter Biden enjoying the Malibu coast with four-year-old son Beau Jr. on Tuesday
The First Son wore black trunks, went shirtless and proudly showed off his striking back tattoo
Hunter played the role of doting dad this week as he played in the ocean with his son Beau Jr
DailyMail.com can reveal the sentimental meaning behind the ink and how it pays tribute to his late mother
Despite looming federal tax charges, Hunter seemed carefree as he fled the cold waters of Malibu
Hunter seemed carefree, playfully pulling his son toward the waves as he stood almost facing the ground
Hunter could be seen pushing his son toward the waves. He shares four-year-old Beau with wife Melissa Cohen
The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long and narrow lakes that run north and south.
Hunter has made several odes to the region through his tattooing and businesses.
One of his personal businesses, Owasco, is named after one of the lakes.
His consulting firm, run with Biden family friend Eric Schwerin, Rosemont Seneca, takes the name “Seneca” from a second finger lake.
Another company he used for his shady business dealings abroad, Skaneateles, is named after one of the Finger Lakes in Onondaga County, New York.
Skaneateles is where his mother and President Biden’s first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, grew up. She tragically died at the age of 30 in a car accident in 1972, along with their one-year-old daughter Naomi.
The pair were killed when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer as they took the children – including Hunter and older brother Beau – to pick out a Christmas tree.
Hunter was just three at the time and was seriously injured, along with Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015.
His mother and sister are buried at Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware, where Hunter and the rest of the Biden clan visit every year to pay their respects.
Hunter’s late mother Neilia Hunter Biden was born in the Finger Lake region of Skaneateles
The large ink is actually a drawing of the Finger Lake region of New York State, where his late mother was born and raised
Hunter has paid several odes to the region through his tattoo and businesses, naming three of his shady businesses after the lakes
Hunter later covered in a T-shirt and cap, ran along the beach and looked up with adorable Beau
Hunter has been known to show off the sentimental ink.
According to texts and photos obtained from his abandoned laptop, he took several mirror selfies of his bare bottom and sent them to girlfriends.
On November 26, 2018, Hunter and one of his girlfriends, Allie Kennedy, texted each other raunchy photos.
Hunter sent her a nude photo showing his tattoo and bare buttocks, with the caption, “I love this tattoo.”
Other selfies were taken at a Malibu AirBnB he rented in September 2018. He FaceTimed a friend to show off the tattoos.
Videos of the trip show Hunter dancing shirtless, undressing and sliding down a water slide into a pool where prostitutes surrounded him.
His British artist friend, Phillipa Horan, once painted a nude portrait of Hunter from behind, gesturing to his back tattoos, and sent him a photo of it in October 2018.
According to texts and photos from his abandoned laptop, he took several mirror selfies of his bare bottom and sent them to girlfriends
Hunter was caught prancing around a pool naked and slapping his own butt in 2018. His back tattoo is clearly visible
On November 26, 2018, Hunter and one of his girlfriends, Allie Kennedy, texted each other raunchy photos. Hunter sent her a naked mirror selfie showing off his tattoo and bare buttocks, with the caption “I love my tattoo”
These exclusive photos show that the First Son doesn’t have a care in the world, despite being up to his neck in legal turmoil.
Just last week, Judge Mark Scarsi ruled that the three tax evasion charges and six tax evasion charges could proceed.
This happened despite Hunter’s lawyers appearing in federal court in Los Angeles last month to urge the judge to consider dismissing the nine tax bills filed by special counsel David Weiss.
The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to skip paying the $1.4 million he owed to the IRS and instead use the money to pursue an “extravagant lifestyle” to finance, which he said also included drugs and alcohol.
The costs cover the tax years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Meanwhile, Hunter has also been charged in Delaware with lying in October 2018 on a federal gun purchase form while swearing he was not using or addicted to illegal drugs. He was addicted to crack cocaine at the time and is also accused of illegally possessing the gun. He has pleaded not guilty in that case.
The Justice Department says Hunter faces up to 17 years in prison on the tax charge and 25 years on the gun charge if convicted, in dual cases that could have a devastating impact on his father’s presidential campaign.