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Warlords, Espionage, and Disinformation | Introducing Hot Money: Agent of Chaos

2025/6/19
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Paul Murphy: 2018年,为了调查Wirecard,我秘密佩戴微型麦克风与Wirecard高管Jan Marsalek会面。第一次卧底让我感到非常紧张,但为了揭露真相,我必须赢得对方的信任。我与Marsalek的接触证实了我们对Wirecard是犯罪企业的怀疑,他们甚至愿意出巨资让我停止报道。尽管Marsalek没有直接提出贿赂,但他的精明和人脉让我意识到他绝非等闲之辈。在随后的会面中,Marsalek向我展示了与索尔兹伯里中毒事件有关的机密文件,这让我更加确信他与更大的阴谋有关。我与Marsalek的关系,以及他所掌握的信息,让我意识到这不仅仅是一起企业欺诈案,而是一个涉及地缘政治的复杂故事。 Sam Jones: 作为《金融时报》的记者,我一直在关注Jan Marsalek的调查。Marsalek的生活揭示了一个地缘政治权力游戏的隐秘世界。Paul Murphy与Marsalek的接触,以及他所掌握的机密文件,让我意识到这不仅仅是一起企业欺诈案,而是一个涉及间谍活动的复杂故事。我即将开始在瑞士和奥地利的外派工作,可以进行一些调查,因为我们知道维也纳与此事有很大关系。这个故事不仅仅是一个有关系的骗子的故事,而是一个自冷战以来欧洲最大的间谍丑闻之一。 Dan McCrum: 我得知Paul私下与Jan Marslek共进晚餐,并展示了诺维乔克毒剂的秘密文件,感到非常惊讶。我们找到了证明Wirecard是欺诈的文件,并且Marsalek是中心人物。

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The episode begins with the exposure of a €2 billion fraud at Wirecard, a German fintech company. Reporter Sam Jones investigates the disappearance of Wirecard's COO, Jan Marsalek, who is revealed to be a Russian spy. The investigation delves into espionage, fraud, and disinformation.
  • Wirecard's €2 billion fraud exposed by the Financial Times
  • Jan Marsalek, Wirecard's COO, vanished after the collapse
  • Marsalek's identity as a Russian spy discovered
  • Investigation into espionage, fraud, and disinformation

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In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a 2 billion euro fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story. But for reporter Sam Jones, it was just the beginning.On Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, from Pushkin Industries and the Financial Times, Jones investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed. And turned out to also be a Russian spy.Here’s episode 1. Listen to Hot Money: Agent of Chaos) wherever you get your podcasts.

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