Possible Spy Ring: Ex-Wirecard Manager and Suspected Russian Spies on Trial

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 26, 2023; 18:06 ♦ (Vindobona)

British investigators suspect that former Wirecard manager and Austrian Jan Marsalek was involved in a spy network acting for Russia. This information became known through a communication from the British public prosecutor's office and was later reported by BBC and "Spiegel".

The ex-Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek, who has gone into hiding and is wanted worldwide by arrest warrants, is suspected by British investigators of having been part of a spy network for Russia. / Picture: © Polizeipräsidium München (Munich Police Department)

Marsalek is believed to have funded and run an agent ring in Britain from Russia, the "Spiegel" reports. He is also believed to have played a key role as an intermediary between Moscow and a…