US EditionFugitive Wirecard Executive Jan Marsalek in Moscow
Jan Marsalek, accused of causing a $1.9 billion fraud, lives under a false identity and works daily at the FSB headquarters, traveling regularly to Crimea, investigators say.
- Jan Marsalek, former Wirecard chief operating officer, disappeared in 2020 and has lived in Moscow under the false identity Alexander Nelidov since June 2023.
- Marsalek’s disappearance followed Wirecard’s June 2020 collapse after admitting a missing 1.9 billion euro cash shortfall amid a fraud dating back to 2010.
- Investigations show Marsalek’s involvement with Russian intelligence, including multiple trips to Crimea and eastern Ukraine, and founding two Moscow companies under his alias.
- Between January and November 2024, Marsalek’s alias phone was tracked over 300 times near FSB headquarters, and photos show him in a Russian military uniform bearing the letter Z.
- Marsalek’s life in Russia suggests ongoing ties to the FSB and Kremlin, implying espionage links connected to a major European financial scandal.
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Journalists have tracked down the fleeting ex-Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek in Moscow. He is supposed to work there for the Russian secret service. As Marsalek was found, investigative reporter Christo Grozev reports on the day-to-day issues.
Jan Marsalek, the executive director of the German pay company Wirecard, who is one of the most wanted people in Europe, lives openly in Moscow and has been sent to Ukraine to perform at least one mission along with the forces...
Fugitive Wirecard Executive Living in Moscow Under False Identity, Investigation Reveals
A former Wirecard executive who has been on the run since the company’s collapse in 2020 is living in Moscow under an assumed identity and working with Russian intelligence, according to an international media investigation published on Tuesday.
Journalists reportedly tracked down Jan Marsalek, the fleeting Wirecard manager in Moscow.
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