Politics determines the flow of money, and people with money determine politics

It is not always simple to understand the function of a businessman! It is a vague description of just about any job, as long as one is their boss. This kind of leaves space for people to suspect that there is something shady going on when they hear words like this.

These suspicions turn out to be almost always justified. This is not to say that every single business person is involved in some dubious stuff. Nonetheless, some like our mysterious investment banker Sergey Shenderov, definitely are engaged in things that clearly show that they are much more than mere businessmen.

Who is Shenderov?

He appears to be a man from the shadow because it is not easy to find information about him. He was born in Russia where he spent childhood and youth. After high school, he decided that we will get a better education in the States so he moved and studied economics at the University of North Dakota. He seemed to have made connections with influential people from the start because he never struggled to get a job. Offers were just piling soon after he graduated and so he managed to work for some of the biggest players Credit Suisse, Salomon Smith and Barney, and so on.

From 2006 he started working with an investment bank called Renaissance Capital as the head of the metallurgical department. He enjoyed a movie life there and realized that he needed more. Therefore, six years later he created his first offshore company based in the Philippines followed by BabyBlog and MumLife, portals allegedly created to offer job opportunities for stay at home moms.

Involvement in Political Scandal

Shenderov lives in the United States with his wife and son but has business all over the world and an important connection with business and political figures from both the USA and Russia. He is connected to the US Department of Justice but also Vladimir Putin and his allies. He is friends with Michael Blum who is known as a gambling and drug lord in Asia whose wife is also Russian. It is not completely clear what is the influence that Shenderov has but it is known that he received a generous sum of 1.5 million USD for doing nothing. The gift was sent to him from AltaIR Capital, which is owned by Michael Blum.