In the Ultimate comics version of the X-Men he was affiliated with the Russian Mob and arms dealing before becoming an X-Man. In the cartoon X-Men Evolution loosely inspired by the Ultimate X-Men he was a member of Magneto's Brotherhood. One thing I forgot to mention in the 90's he also joined Magneto's Acolytes on Asteroid M for some time before coming to his senses and re-joining his friends on the X-Men. 

So... there are options LOL

~KL~