Son of Russian entertainer works for CIA contractor in US
Lev-David Gorbunov, son of deceased Russian entertainer Roman Trakhtenber, works as a programmer for a CIA and Pentagon contractor in Seattle, having previously worked at Bloomberg and Microsoft. He lives in a $315,000 apartment and studied at the University of Maryland since 2014.
Consensus
- Lev-David Gorbunov is the son of Roman Trakhtenber, a deceased Russian entertainer.
- Gorbunov moved to the United States and now lives in Seattle.
- He works as a programmer for a contractor of the CIA and Pentagon.
- He previously worked at Bloomberg in New York and at Microsoft in Seattle.
- He transitioned to MongoDB, a company that develops software for data storage, processing, and search.
- MongoDB's Atlas for Government platform is used by the U.S. military and holds a DoD Impact Level 5 certification for handling classified military materials.
- Gorbunov has been studying at the University of Maryland since 2015.
- He does not communicate with his relatives since 2017.
- Roman Trakhtenber died in 2009 in Moscow.
- Trakhtenber left all his property, worth about 100 million rubles including seven real estate objects in Moscow and St. Petersburg, to his younger son Lev-David.
Points of divergence
- Gorbunov is 31 years old. — riamo
- Gorbunov studied at the University of Maryland starting in 2014. — tg_mash
- The mother of Lev-David is Elena Romanova, with whom Trakhtenber was in a relationship since university and later married Vera Moroz. — riamo
- The mother of Lev-David is Elena Romanova; Trakhtenber was with her since university and later married Vera Moroz. — tg_mash
- The widow Vera Moroz contested the will but lost in court. — riamo
- The widow Vera Moroz contested the will, but the court ruled in favor of Lev-David. — tg_mash
- MongoDB was involved in a scandal in 2013 when Indian authorities used its technology to analyze identity documents and biometric data allegedly leaked to the CIA, which had previously funded the company. — riamo
- MongoDB was suspected of espionage in 2013 due to Indian authorities using its technology for identity document analysis, with biometric data allegedly leaking to the CIA, which had funded the company. — tg_mash
Coverage (2 sources)
- Son of late Roman Trachtenberg works on a CIA contractor in the USA — РИАМО
- Son of Roman Trachtenberg Lev-David Gorbunov works as a programmer for a CIA and Pentagon contractor after moving to the USA. — Mash