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How Max Polyakov Hides His Financial Interest in an International Web of Online Deception Pt. IV
Max Polyakov has used the existence and accreditation of his financial services firm, Maxpay, as evidence of his legitimate business bonafides and to combat a reputation for scammy business practices that goes back to 2009, at the latest. Speaking to the Kyiv Post in 2018 about his turn from internet marketing to co-founder of Firefly Aerospace, he argued that he was well-suited to the information security demands of the aerospace industry due to Maxpay’s demonstrated compliance with regulators in the financial sector.
Holding up Maxpay as an example of clean business practices is a particularly gutsy — if not cynical — play. See what reporter Alex Kasprak uncovered in part IV of this special Snopes investigation. |
