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

2025/6/17
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Sam Jones: 我正在调查Jan Marsalek，他似乎出现在各种意想不到的地方，从奥地利政治丑闻到利比亚难民营，再到叙利亚的雇佣军。这个故事不仅仅关乎他个人，也关乎我们所处的社会，以及权力、腐败和地缘政治游戏。我发现像Marsalek这样的人，对风险和欺骗非常着迷，一个身份和生活对他们来说远远不够。他的生活是窥视地缘政治权力游戏的窗口，这些游戏以各种方式影响着我们的生活。 Paul Murphy: 2018年，我为了与Marsalek的午餐，特意戴上领带并佩戴了微型麦克风。我试图设一个陷阱，将他录下来，但他非常圆滑和谨慎。我与Marsalek共进午餐，试图引诱他提出贿赂，但他并没有上当。后来我从他那里得到了一些关于索尔兹伯里中毒事件的文件，包括诺维乔克的配方。虽然我喜欢Marsalek这个人，但我知道他很危险，而且与Wirecard的欺诈案有关。 Dan McCrum: 我是Wirecard调查的首席记者，一直在努力揭露Wirecard的欺诈行为。当我得知保罗一直在与Marsalek秘密会面时，我感到非常惊讶。Marsalek向保罗展示了关于诺维乔克的文件，这让我意识到他卷入了一些比公司欺诈更严重的事情。尽管如此，我们还是专注于揭露Wirecard的欺诈行为，并最终成功地证明了这一点。

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The episode begins with the investigation of Wirecard, a German fintech company, and its COO, Jan Marsalek. A bribe attempt and subsequent meetings between Marsalek and an FT journalist reveal Marsalek's involvement in a web of espionage and fraud. The initial investigation focuses on Wirecard's fraudulent activities, but Marsalek's multifaceted connections are soon uncovered.
  • Wirecard's 2 billion euro fraud
  • Jan Marsalek's role in the fraud
  • The bribe attempt by Marsalek
  • Marsalek's connections to espionage and geopolitical power games

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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.

This season 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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