Prosecutors in the SDNY securities fraud unit also briefly probed foreign payments to Hunter Biden last year, eyeing a possible money laundering investigation, but backed down after consulting with Delaware US Attny's Office, which was well ahead of them in investigating Hunter
Meanwhile, as part of a federal criminal investigation in the Western District of Pennsylvania of a hospital chain linked to Joe's brother, Jimmy Biden, the FBI has been asking questions about Jimmy's dealings
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Lev Parnas's past is checkered with a number of notable episodes: In 2008, his landlord petitioned for a restraining order, saying that when he tried to kick Parnas out of his condo, Parnas put a gun to his head and said, "This is my last warning to you."
Three days after that, the cops seized a small arsenal of weapons from Parnas. The condo at the center of the dispute was on the 42nd floor of Trump Palace in Sunny Isles, Florida.
Parnas also served as chairman and CEO of a company called Edgetech that marketed itself as a seller of computer gadgets. It formed a promotional partnership with NSYNC producer Lou Pearlman just before Pearlman got busted for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.