Gordon Carrera

He had this Manhattan townhouse, which I think was sometimes said to be the largest private residence in New York.

I mean, that seems extraordinary.

Residence in Florida, ranches and private island of his own in the Virgin Islands.

And his own Boeing 727, which he could fly people around on, his own yacht.

So he's got a world which also entices a lot of people into it.

thanks to this very, very fancy lifestyle.

Semi-intact.

Or at least it could have been worse.

I think that's the way to put it.

But then he gets arrested again, doesn't he?

In July 2019, which is significant and almost brings his story to an end, I guess.

So that gives us a pretty useful summary, doesn't it, of the man and his life.

But let's now just set up some of the theory.

And we should say it is a theory and a claim that he might have had intelligence connections.

And we should say that in many cases, the facts are pretty loose, aren't they?

The claim is he was acting as an asset or a fixer, some way working for an intelligence agency.

And I think it's worth breaking it down into a few different points, isn't it, David?

One is, did he in his early days receive financial support?

Was he being backed by an intelligence agency?

Does that explain the wealth and the access stories about whether he was a fixer for intelligence agencies who brokered deals in the security arena?