they often actively worked to erase any record of it. Others tried to inflate their role, for reasons clear only to them, or perhaps not even to them. To arrive at this account, I've triangulated subjects' recollections against one another, and against tens of thousands of pages of documentation, wherever possible. At the same time, I'm mindful of the fact that documents also bring risk of bias and mis- direction, as they are often the product of government agents look- ing to justify their work, or of defense attorneys seeking to minimize their clients' crimes. In some cases I've had to judge the reliability of a description of events based on my experiences with the teller, checking and rechecking facts in an attempt to edge as close as possible to the truth of what happened.

There is, of course, one critical witness whose experience I learned about only indirectly: Paul Calder Le Roux. As noted in these pages, outside of his voluminous testimony he has so far re- mained silent, as have his attorneys, in response to dozens of my requests. What he would say about how I've conveyed his story, I can only infer.

FREQUENTLY CITED CASES AND REPORTS

In notes referencing legal cases, for easier identification I have pro- vided the document number from the case docket (e.g., "Document 990-7," rather than "Defense Sentencing Memorandum") and the overall case citation (e.g., USA v. Berkman rather than USA v. Bezalel, a subset of the former case). I have dated court filings ac- cording to the date on which they were filed. I have dated tran- scripts of court hearings, including those of both grand jury and trial proceedings, according to the date on which they occurred.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) v. Shulman, Doron Zvi, Sentencing Hearing, May 12, 2014, HCCC 297/2013. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) v. Yoav Hen and Daniel Fadlon, Sentencing Hearing, June 6, 2013, DCCC 1033 & 1036/2012. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) v. Omer Gavish, Verdict, June 24, 2013, DCCC 1033 & 1036/2012 (A).