Once dubbed the 'rising prince' of the Pelosi political dynasty by the now-defunct Men's Vogue, Pelosi Jr. had "years-long repeated business dealings" with unsavory characters, in what may have been efforts to curry favor with the Democrat's powerful family.

Via the Daily Mail, Pelosi Jr.'s links to alleged lawbreakers include:

The 52-year-old joined the board of a biofuel company after it defrauded investors according to an SEC ruling, and whose CEO was convicted after bribing Georgia officials 

Pelosi Jr. was president of an environmental investment firm that turned out to be a front for two convicted fraudsters 

He joined a lithium mining company and received millions of shares, allegedly issued as part of a massive $164 million fraud 

He was vice president of a company previously embroiled in an investigation of scam calls that targeted senior citizens 

He has close business ties with a man accused by the Department of Justice of running a fake UN charity that stole investors' money 

A medical company Pelosi Jr. worked for tested drugs on people without FDA authorization, according to an FDA investigation