While previous reports suggested one of Europe’s most wanted conmen had settled in Moscow, recent reports indicate that he had been fighting in Ukraine while working for the Russian intelligence.
by Kyiv Post
Jan Marsalek, a former business executive turned Russian spy, has reportedly been fighting in Ukraine after fleeing from European prosecution in 2020.
Austrian-born Marsalek is the former chief operating officer (COO) of Wirecard, a German financial firm that was exposed for fraud in 2020 – though subsequent Bellingcat reportssuggest that he has been working for the Russian intelligence since at least 2010.
Russian investigative outlet The Insider, working with Germany’s Der Spiegel, reported that Marsalek is currently living in Moscow, dating an employee from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), while making frequent visits to Ukraine alongside Russian special forces for “combat missions.”
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