Fugitive Wirecard Manager Marsalek Tracked Down in Moscow

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 17, 2025; 23:55 ♦ (Vindobona)

After extensive international research, a consortium of journalists has tracked down fugitive Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek in Moscow. According to reports, the 45-year-old is living under a false identity and working for the Russian secret service, the FSB.

Jan Marsalek is not only wanted for financial fraud and economic crime, but now also clearly for espionage for the Kremlin. / Picture: © Polizeipräsidium München (Munich Police Department)

After extensive international research, a consortium of journalists has tracked down fugitive Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek in Moscow. According to reports, the 45-year-old is living under a false identity and working for the Russian secret service FSB. The investigation, which involved Der Standard, Der Spiegel, ZDF, and the…