Western intelligence and security agencies say Wirecard’s former chief operating officer Jan Marsalek was likely a Russian spy for nearly a decade, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. Marsalek, now one of the most wanted men in Germany, is accused of enabling Russian spy agencies to fund covert operations across the world. According to British prosecutors, Marsalek directed a ring of five UK-based Bulgarians thought to be Russian spies. Jan Marsalek showed off classified Russian info during Wirecard roleOfficials have long suspected that Marsalek was a Russian spy. In March, newly unsealed archival documents in Austria revealed how his grandfather Hans Marsalek was suspected of being a Russian spy himself.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 18, 2023 12:50 UTC