When a "Friend" Isn't a Friend: A Sergei Story

When Sergei Polevikov was headed to Federal Prison - while all of his other "friends" abandoned him - I continued to not only work with him, but helped this guy in any way I could. He trained me to do his job which was business development mostly and I even provided him with information that could help him and his family. At one point early on, he asked me if we were friends and not just business colleagues. I knew he needed someone outside his family to talk to and it is good to have a…