Wirecard

This podcast episode dives into the Wirecard scandal, in which the German payments company falsified its accounts and made 1.9 billion euros vanish without a trace.

Financial Times reporter Dan McCrum's book tells the story of how he exposed the Wirecard fraud—and the threats and harassment he faced instead of recognition.

Wirecard CEO Markus Braun was arrested when the fraud came to light in June 2020. His deputy Jan Marsalek disappeared and remains sought by Interpol.

White-collar crime costs the global economy hundreds of billions every year, yet it rarely gets the dramatic podcast treatment it deserves. This curated selection by the truecrime.news editorial team brings together the most compelling episodes covering financial fraud, corporate scandal, and systemic deception — chosen for their investigative depth, narrative quality, and the scale of the crimes they expose.