Back in the Netherlands, the high-tech unit of the Dutch police works to crack the murder case.

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Back in the Netherlands, the high-tech unit of the Dutch police works to crack the murder case.
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Hot Money is back. In this series, Financial Times reporter Miles Johnson investigates a mysterious murder in a small town that leads to a web of drugs, money laundering and state-sponsored assassinations stretching from Dublin to Dubai. At the centre is a cocaine super cartel that is revolutionising the global drugs market. This eight-part investigative podcast, published twice-weekly, probes the links between criminals and legitimate businesses, and between governments and gangsters.

Hot Money is back. In this series, Financial Times reporter Miles Johnson investigates a mysterious murder in a small town that leads to a web of drugs, money laundering and state-sponsored assassinations stretching from Dublin to Dubai. At the centre is a cocaine super cartel that is revolutionising the global drugs market. This eight-part investigative podcast, published twice-weekly, probes the links between criminals and legitimate businesses, and between governments and gangsters.

Hot Money: The New Narcos

Episode 5 - Nerds vs Narcos

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To those who believe his story, Paul is the crown prince of Romania, a direct descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Tsar Alexander II of Russia. To those who don’t, he’s Paul Lambrino: a fantasist claiming heirship to a non-existent throne. This is the story of Paul’s fight to win a $1bn inheritance. It features private spy agencies, missing Caravaggios, and a billionaire with an eye for a deal.

This piece, written by the FT’s Miles Johnson, is the first in our series, ‘The Great Escape’, featuring our most carefully crafted and deeply engrossing tales. It was originally printed in FT Weekend.

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To those who believe his story, Paul is the crown prince of Romania, a direct descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Tsar Alexander II of Russia. To those who don&rsquo;t, he&rsquo;s Paul Lambrino: a fantasist claiming heirship to a non-existent throne. This is the story of Paul&rsquo;s fight to win a $1bn inheritance. It features private spy agencies, missing Caravaggios, and a billionaire with an eye for a deal.
This piece, written by the FT&rsquo;s Miles Johnson, is the first in our series, &lsquo;The Great Escape&rsquo;, featuring our most carefully crafted and deeply engrossing tales.&nbsp;It was <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/51f88322-c9e2-4045-8ea8-862288fb1d6f" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://subs.ft.com/sourceFT?segmentID%3D40d24e8a-c965-0b9d-678d-61453732f775&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1737580735352000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0t4Pcfq7Mirji7FccnPUNz">originally printed</a> in FT Weekend.
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Contributors:&nbsp;Miles Johnson, Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Laura Clarke, Cheryl Brumley, Matt Vella

FT long read: The Fugitive Prince

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Introducing Against the Rules: Fans, a new season from journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis. Michael Lewis bets high and low to find out how Americans, and their state governments, got addicted to a new form of legalized gambling. This season, we’ll meet bookies, lobbyists, lawyers and professional sharps. All in their own ways trying to figure out why fans might hitch their life savings to their favorite team’s performance. 

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Introducing <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-the-rules-with-michael-lewis/id1455379351">Against the Rules: Fans</a>, a new season from journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis. Michael Lewis bets high and low to find out how Americans, and their state governments, got addicted to a new form of legalized gambling. This season, we’ll meet bookies, lobbyists, lawyers and professional sharps. All in their own ways trying to figure out why fans might hitch their life savings to their favorite team’s performance.  Listen to the series wherever you get your podcasts.

Introducing Against the Rules: Fans

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Law enforcement cuts off the Kinahan cartel, and a little red notebook in the back of a car might finally reveal who killed the electrician in Almere.

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Law enforcement cuts off the Kinahan cartel, and a little red notebook in the back of a car might finally reveal who killed the electrician in Almere.
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Episode 8 - The Red Notebook

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