Re: New Mitnick Book

[Brian Davis <bdavis@thepoint.net>]

On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, John Young wrote:

>    Jonathan Littman, an investigative reporter, has published
>    "The Fugitive Game: Online With Kevin Mitnick," Little
>    Brown, 1996. 381 pp. $23.95. ISBN 0-316-52858-7.
> 
>    It is a dramatic recount of Mitnick's exploits; the pursuit
>    <snip> 
>    Littman ends with this letter from Markoff and Shimomura:
> 
>    October 8, 1995
>    Jonathan Littman
>    38 Miller Avenue Suite 122
>    Mill Valley, California 94941
> 
>    Dear Jonathan,
>    <snip> 
>    Tsutomu's decision to tell John Markoff that he was
>    travelling to Raleigh on Sunday morning was done without
>    contact with any law enforcement agency. Markoff flew to
>    Raleigh independently six hours later after discussing the
>    possibility of a story with his editors at the New York
>    Times. Markoff did not at any time assist or participate in
>    any aspect of the investigation into Kevin Mitnick's
>    activities; Markoff was there only as an observer in his
>    role as a newspaper reporter.
>    <snip> 
>    Tsutomu never told anyone from law enforcement that anyone
>    had authorized or cleared Markoff's presence in Raleigh.
>    
FWIW:  When Markoff showed up with Tsutomu, the FBI agents "assumed" that 
he was there with Tsutomu as a fellow researcher/grad 
student/assistant/whatever.
  
They had no idea (initially) that he was with the media.  

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