In October 2022,
Pelosi was severely assaulted after a man wielding a hammer broke into his San Francisco home, surviving with a skull fracture. The assailant, David DePape, initially targeting Pelosi's wife, was convicted of federal offenses in 2023.
Pelosi founded and runs the
venture capital firm Financial Leasing Services, Inc., through which he and his wife have a personal fortune of about $114 million.[10][11]
Pelosi's success in stock trading attracted media attention in the summer of 2021, leading to efforts to strictly control individual stock ownership by members of Congress.[12][13][14]
Personal life
In 1957, at the age of 16, Pelosi lost control of a car that he was driving on Skyline Boulevard, a mile north of
Crystal Springs Dam in
San Mateo County, California[3] and crashed. His older brother David, who was a passenger in the car, died in the crash.[3] Moments before the crash, David had warned his brother to reduce speed.[3] Paul Pelosi was exonerated in the matter by the
coroner's jury.[15][16]
In May 2022, Paul Pelosi was arrested for
driving under the influence of alcohol in
Napa County after he crashed into another car at an intersection.[18][19][15] Pelosi pleaded guilty in August 2022 and he was sentenced to serving five days in jail, paying $6,800 in fines and restitution, completing a DUI program, as well as three years of
probation.[20][21][22]
In the early hours of October 28, 2022, an assailant broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home, shouted "Where's Nancy?", and subsequently attacked Pelosi with a hammer.[23][24] The suspect was taken into police custody, while Pelosi was hospitalized with blunt force injuries.[25][26] He underwent skull surgery after the attack. An initial statement from Nancy Pelosi's spokesperson said doctors expected him to make a full recovery.[27][28] On October 31, Nancy Pelosi reported he was "making steady progress on what will be a long recovery process."[29] On November 3, he was discharged from hospital.[30] The suspect, 42-year-old David DePape, told police he was on "a suicide mission" and wanted to take Nancy Pelosi hostage, question her, and break her kneecaps if she lied.[31] DePape was charged with multiple crimes including assault, attempted homicide, and attempted kidnapping. He pleaded not guilty to all state charges.[32][33][34]
Pelosi first returned to public view over a month later, when he appeared with his wife at the
Kennedy Center Honors. He wore a hat and a glove to conceal his injuries.[35]
DePape was convicted on federal charges on November 16, 2023.[36]