Around 2014, Alex Turnbull was asked by a professional Sydney investor, John Hempton, if he would inspect a Jakarta office.
Hempton, a former Treasury economist, wasn’t looking for real estate. He was investigating fraud. The office was owned or leased by Wirecard, a young company that would be hailed as Germany’s equivalent of PayPal.
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondentAaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com
