A federal prosecutor in New York announced on Monday that he has charged an Israeli-American with spying for China, which in turn has accused Hunter Biden, the Democratic president’s son, of corruption, AFP and Agerpres said.

Hunter Biden, son of the US presidentPhoto: Ting Shen – Pool via CNP / INSTAR Images / Profimedia

Gal Luft, 57, director of the energy think tank, is accused of “conspiring with others to advance China’s interests as an agent” of Beijing “without registering as a foreign agent as required by US law.” the office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.

Luft is also being prosecuted for “arms trafficking,” “violating sanctions against Iran” and “making false statements to federal agents.”

Arrested in Cyprus in February 2023, he is in hiding after being released on bail pending extradition, the Justice Department said.

He faces up to 20 years in prison on the most serious charges.

Gal Luft, who worked as an adviser to the state-controlled Chinese energy company CEFC, for several years completely opaquely accused Joe Biden’s youngest son Hunter of receiving millions of dollars from the company.

In a video published by the New York Post on July 5, he claims to have shared the information with two US federal prosecutors and four FBI agents in Brussels in March 2019.

Several conservative lawmakers are calling for Luft to testify before Congress.

“He’s a key witness,” Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said on Fox News on Sunday. “We have to give him immunity so he can testify and tell his story.”

“Gal Luft is an extremely credible witness on corruption in the Biden family,” Republican Rep. James Comer tweeted Friday.

In May, select Republicans on a congressional committee tasked with overseeing the executive branch of government released a report alleging that Joe Biden’s family members and their associates received nearly $10 million from foreign companies, including Chinese and Romanian ones.

The allegations are part of a long-running campaign against the controversial business dealings of Hunter Biden, the Democratic president’s high-ranking son.

Conservative politicians accuse him of doing dubious business in Ukraine and China when Joe Biden was Barack Obama’s vice president (2009-2017), using his father’s name and connections.