Frank Schneider (spy) explained

Frank Schneider is a former spy within Luxembourg intelligence.

Biography

Schneider was the operational director of the Service de Renseignement de l'État (SRE), the intelligence agency of Luxembourg.^[1]

Sandstone

Schneider founded the private investigation firm Sandstone S.A. in 2015. Sandstone was hired by OneCoin. In April 2021, he was arrested by the French police in relation to a fraud case concerning OneCoin in the US.^[2] His extradiction was postponed until September of that year.^[3] He faces five years in prison in Luxembourg^[4] and 40 years in prison in the US. In 2023, he escaped house arrest and went on the run. In 2024, New Zealand Police seized a property in Wellington and, both associated with Schneider and believed to be proceeds of a pyramid scheme.

Sandstone has denied press reports that they were preparing a report stating that Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated by Russians.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Luxembourg. Matthew Campbell. The spy who taped me stalks Juncker's EU bid. en. Luxemburger Wort. 2021-09-16. 0140-0460.
2. Web site: French police arrest Luxembourg former top spy. 2021-09-16. EUobserver. en.
3. Web site: 2021-07-21. Schneider extradition decision postponed until September. 2021-09-16. Luxembourg Times. en.
4. Web site: 2022-06-13 . Frank Schneider spricht über seine Rolle im OneCoin-Betrug . 2023-01-10 . . de.
5. Web site: Intelligence firm denies authoring 'Russian hit-job' theory on Caruana Galizia. 2021-09-19. Malta Today. en.