ON the run from Interpol for spearheading a UK-based spy ring, a former tech boss-turned fugitive is now living a cushy life in Moscow working for Vladimir Putin.

The jawdropping tale of Jan Marsalek is so unbelievable it would be "implausible if you found it in a spy novel", a Russia expert told The Sun.

Spymaster Marsalek used to be the boss of a major German tech company called Wirecard , before it mysteriously collapsed in 2020 with £1.6billion missing from its coffers.

The sleazy Kremlin asset made a run for it, with Interpol issuing a red notice for him shortly after.

In a bombshell twist, it was revealed that while leading the company, Marsalek was a Russian informant for over a decade - and even ran a honeytrap spy ring in the UK .

The espionage team headed by Marsalek

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