Once again, fraudsters connected to Nancy Pelosi’s 55-year-old son, Paul Pelosi Jr., have been sentenced over a real estate fraud scheme in which Paul was at least tangentially involved, and once again, he’s dodged catching charges over the scheme in which he was embroiled. This seventh federal case over the scheme saw two fraudsters sentenced over money laundering and fraud.
News on that comes from the Daily Mail, which reports that federal prosecutors have charged Bill Garlock and Gina Rodriguez over a series of money laundering and fraud schemes. Further, it noted that the charges are related to sketchy business dealings related to a flop house in San Francisco which Paul Pelosi Jr. had claimed to be one of the owners.
Particularly, the Daily Mail notes that it is suspicious that Paul Pelosi Jr. was not indicted over the situation, as he was listed as an owner of the property at issue. In the documents the Daily Mail obtained, Paul said he was “the party legally and financially responsible for this proposed construction activity” and agreed to “abide by all applicable laws and requirements that govern Owner-Builders as well as employers.” He was suspected of being involved in a bribery scheme for permits related to the flop house building. Reporting on his involvement, the Daily Mail said:
A previous investigation by DailyMail.com revealed Pelosi Jr. had deep ties to the building, on the corner of Utah Street and 24th Street.
He claimed he owned 20%, and was involved in a 2017 bribery scheme to get permits for the property that led to the imprisonment of a city official and an engineering consultant after an FBI bust.
Pelosi Jr. was only named as ‘Client 9’ in the 2021 bribery criminal complaint, and was not charged himself.
Nancy’s son was listed as the selling realtor on transaction documents when it was bought in 2017 by Feng 24th LLC, a company controlled by Garlock and Rodriguez.
And according to the property manager and permit applications, Pelosi Jr. continued to be intimately involved with the flop house after its sale to the two fraudsters.
The two individuals most recently indicted, fraudsters Bill Garlock and Gina Rodriguez, are accused of having duped gullible investors into pouring money into their claimed real estate investing venture, then using that money for personal uses. Among those schemes used by the duo to raise cash was the squalid flop-house of which Paul Pelosi Jr. was listed as a partial owner. They claimed to be ready to renovate the dilapidated building.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Seamus Bruner, the vice president of research at the transparency think tank Government Accountability Institute, noted that Pelosi Jr.’s avoiding charges despite the numerous federal cases surrounding the scheme raise questions about if he was getting preferential treatment from investigators because of his family connections.
Speaking on that, Bruner said, “The US Justice Department has a history of sheltering and protecting the family members of powerful political elites.” He continued, “We’ve seen it time and again with the Clintons and the Bidens. There can be no question that a last name like Pelosi is going to carry weight among California-based prosecutors who want to advance their careers at the federal level.“
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