Notes

Readers should note that the following source notes contain potential spoilers for events in the book.

I f a subject is quoted by name in the text, those quotes derive ei- ther from personal interviews conducted with the subject or a party to the conversation, or from documents and transcripts re- counting the statements. Scenes or locations I describe in the first person, I witnessed myself. For all information specifically attrib- uted to a document in the text—e.g., “according to company reg- istration documents”—I viewed and/or possess those documents, unless otherwise noted. There are individuals described in this book who declined to speak on the record, or at all, for reasons personal and professional. Readers should not assume that because I have quoted a subject that that person necessarily spoke to me—often multiple accounts were available from other sources, including the subjects’ own recollections in court documents. Neither should a reader assume that if a subject is not quoted by name, I did not speak to them. No sources were compensated in any way, directly or indirectly, paid or promised, in the course of my reporting. Only three names have been altered in this book for anonymity: Felix Klaussen, Patrick Donovan, and Marcus. Klaussen’s name I