By Nancy Carvajal
Bauer’s death was shared by his wife, Belinda Flordeliza, on her Facebook page. No cause of death was indicated.
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A German newspaper also reported about Bauer’s death.
Reports claimed that Bauer was close to dismissed Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek, who’s tagged in the missing $1.2 billion funds from the company.
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The Anti-Money Laundering Council and the National Bureau of Investigation were hot on Bauer’s heels prior to his death.
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Bauer and his wife owned Pay Easy, an electronic payments solutions company, as well as the P2P bus operator, Froehlich Tours.