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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

True Spies Classic: The Money Spy | FSB

True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

SPYSCAPE

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

How do you flee your country and join the other side? In this classic episode of True Spies, a former Russian intelligence agent gives Vanessa Kirby a rare masterclass in international tradecraft. Janosh Neumann fled Moscow armed only with his wits, a suitcase and the names of Russia's most influential money launderers, to begin a dangerous journey to the other side of the world. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, True Spies listeners.

0:07.3

Welcome back.

0:08.7

You're joining us as we venture into the vaults to revisit some of your favorite episodes from our collection.

0:15.5

We hope you enjoy this classic True Spies rendezvous.

0:19.6

We think it's well worth catching up with. This is True Spies,

0:25.0

the classics from Spyscape Studios. Incoming transmission. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome to true spies.

0:38.3

Week by week, mission by mission, you'll hear the true stories behind the world's greatest espionage operations.

0:48.3

You'll meet the people who navigate this secret world.

0:53.3

What do they know? What are their skills? the people who navigate this secret world.

0:54.9

What do they know?

0:56.5

What are their skills?

0:58.4

And what would you do in their position?

1:02.7

This is true spies.

1:04.8

At the end of the day, behind every stolen dollar, there is somebody who knows what

1:09.4

happen and how that has been made. And most likely

1:13.0

it's not one person. It's the lawyer, it's the accountant, it's the banker, you know, they're

1:20.1

all in the know. I'm Vanessa Kirby and this is true spies. Russia's laundromat, part one, the minister of thievery.

1:35.5

Let's game out a hypothetical scenario.

1:39.1

One that you're unlikely to find yourself in, being, I'm sure, a person of robust moral character.

1:46.0

But just for a moment, suppose you find yourself holding several million dollars worth of stolen money,

1:53.0

or several billion, and you need to find a place to put it.

1:58.0

Where do you turn? How do you keep it a secret?

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