{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/67cb3a90ffae9c0f4e6e23a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy | Episode 2","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1741371733429-d0d2f146-7d47-45c1-9e88-e1eb6cdca10b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Former tech boss turned fugitive Jan Marsalek was living a double life as a Russian spy, having met his handler during a meeting on a yacht in Nice back in 2014.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Throughout his time at the company, he is accused of running operations on behalf of the Kremlin, from assembling a Libyan militia and running surveillance on enemies of the state to an alleged audacious plot to hijack the Austrian spy service.</p><p><br></p><p>In the second instalment of The Daily T Investigates:&nbsp;The Tech Boss who was Russia's Secret Spy,&nbsp;Hayley&nbsp;Dixon examines Marsalek’s relationship with the country and tracks down his closest friend to find out more about the man behind the headlines.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Reporter: Hayley Dixon&nbsp;</p><p>Producer: Georgia Coan</p><p>Executive Producers: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and Louisa Wells&nbsp;</p><p>Original music by John Cadigan</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}