Long discreet, the German Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been under a crossfire for several weeks. Accused alongside Bafin, the German financial regulatory authority, for its passivity in the Wirecard case - the banking giant accused of massive fraud -, it is now under close scrutiny by its partners for the same reasons. Several of his counterparts within the Egmont Group and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from countries affected by the fall of Wirecard, are concerned about his ability to untangle

In Berlin, the dysfunctions earned her an administrative inspection, in addition to the search she underwent in mid-July by the federal police in this case. The latter is even more closely scrutinized by the services of the partner countries because the FIU has detected nothing suspicious about Jan Marsalek, the Wirecard Operations Director at the heart of the case. It proved to be a major asset of the GRU, the Russian military intelligence service. Since the scandal broke out this summer, he has taken refuge in Moscow. He had strong ties in other European countries, especially in Paris with former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two men were talking about the Libyan issue. At one time, Marsalek even wanted to finance a Libyan militia in