The man at the heart of the German Wirecard scandal, Jan Marsalek was once believed to be a straightforward fraudster. Recent reporting, however, has revealed him as a potential Russian intelligence asset. Dan McCrum, investigative reporter for The Financial Times, is well versed with Marsalek’s shadowy ways. Investigating Wirecard saw him tailed by private detectives and smeared with sham allegations of market manipulation before his reporting eventually brought the massive fraud to light. This week on Whale Hunting, host Bradley Hope speaks to Dan on the latest updates about Marsalek’s location, how the Austrian businessman may have ended up embroiled in Russian espionage, and why increasingly few corners of the financial universe remain untouched by dark money.  

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