About this episode

The episode discusses a trial in the UK involving operatives backed by Marsalek and reveals insights from their text messages.

A Marsalek-backed ring of operatives goes on trial in the UK for espionage. A treasure trove of text messages reveals their inner workings. Get ad-free access to the entire season of Hot Money: Agent of Chaos by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm . Access ad-free episodes, exclusive binges, full audiobooks, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows with Pushkin+. Subscribe on Apple:  apple.co/pushkin Subscribe on Pushkin:  pushkin.fm/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• espionage
• trial
• text messages
• operatives
• Russia

Keywords

• espionage
• trial
• Marsalek
• UK
• text messages
• operatives

Sponsors

Pushkin+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pushkin Industries, Financial Times

Places: UK

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