Long discreet, the German Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has been in the crossfire for several weeks. Accused alongside Bafin, the German financial regulatory authority, for its passivity in the Wirecard case - the banking giant accused of massive fraud - it is now closely scrutinized by its partners for the same reasons. Several of his counterparts in the Egmont Group and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), from countries affected by the fall of Wirecard, are concerned about its ability to unravel the skein of this issue.

In Berlin, the malfunctions earned her an administrative inspection, in addition to the search she suffered in mid-July by the federal police in this case. The latter is all the more scrutinized by the services of the partner countries as the FIU has not detected anything suspicious on Jan Marsalek, the director of operations of Wirecard at the heart of the case. He proved to be a major asset of the GRU, Russia's military intelligence service. Since the scandal broke this summer, he has been a refugee in Moscow. He had strong ties in other European countries, particularly in Paris with former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The two men were discussing the Libyan issue. Marsalek even wanted to finance a Libyan militia in agreement with Moscow.