Hot Money: Agent of Chaos Episode 6: Maestro
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Jul 15, 2025 Back in Vienna, an undercover investigation exposes a shocking plot threatening Austria's intelligence agency. A disguise leads to an attempt at accessing sensitive information, sparking discussions on foreign infiltration and political machinations. Amid a chaos-filled scandal, seasoned leaders struggle under intense scrutiny while international relations hang in the balance. Tensions rise further as corruption within the agency unravels, revealing complex ties to Russian interests and a web of betrayal that could endanger national security.
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The 2018 BVT Raid
- On a February morning in 2018, police officers raided Austria's intelligence agency, BVT, unexpectedly.
- The raid led to chaos and showed how Vienna's national security was vulnerable to internal manipulation.
Austria Frozen Out of Club de Bern
- Austria's exposure in the raid caused it to be frozen out of the Club de Bern, a secretive European intelligence network.
- This ostracism damaged Austria's standing and exposed weaknesses in its intelligence protection.
Whistleblower Martin Weiss' Testimony
- Days before the raid, sworn testimony from Martin Weiss, a BVT deputy, confirmed allegations of conspiracy within the BVT to undermine the Freedom Party.
- Weiss and Egisto Ott, another BVT insider, later became suspects in the affair.