On a Friday afternoon in April 2022, Mark MacGann sat alone at the kitchen table in his farmhouse in the south of France and wrote a LinkedIn message to a journalist he had never met. He had been listening to podcasts about Russian oligarchs and their enablers in London — lawyers, politicians, lobbyists, accountants — and felt he had something to contribute. He did not say much, only that he had “lived experience” to share and wondered if the journalist — me — might take a call.
2022年4月的一个周五下午,马克•麦克甘(Mark MacGann)独自坐在他位于法国南部的农舍厨房餐桌前,给一位素未谋面的记者写了一条领英(LinkedIn)消息。他一直在收听有关俄罗斯寡头及其在伦敦的帮手——律师、政客、说客、会计师——的播客,觉得自己也有可供贡献的东西。他没多说,只表示自己有一些“亲身经历”可以分享,并想知道这位记者——也就是我——是否愿意接个电话。