Wirecard scandal: Jan Marsalek is said to have deceived EY auditors with actors

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With this report the police are looking for Jan Marsalek

In order to deceive EY auditors, the fired Wirecard board member Jan Marsalek (40) has apparently gone further than previously known. According to information from manager magazin, the EY top around Germany boss Hubert Barth (52) assumes that Marsalek has apparently hired actors who played bank employees. He is also said to have set up backdrops to pretend that they are bank branches.

Internally at EY, the Wirecard scandal triggered violent turbulence, according to manager magazin. The advisory group, who imported almost 40 percent of sales and a large part of the profits in 2019, fears for their clientele. Unlike the auditors, the consultants work on a project basis, follow-up orders depend on reputation. 

The disappearance of Marsalek also affects companies outside the Wirecard cosmos. Marsalek, who liked to tell confidants that he himself had invested 50 million euros in digital companies, is said to have supported the Munich online food service GetNow in its search for investors, according to research by manager magazin. Marsalek was apparently present at several meetings with GetNow managers and investors. Insider reports and emails suggest this. GetNow CEO Sebastian Wiese (36) stated that Marsalek himself is not invested in GetNow. He also has no knowledge of a commitment by the former Wirecard executive board. 

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