The Art of Making Money - Jason Kersten [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
BOOK ONE
Chapter 1 - SENIOR
Chapter 2 - BRIDGEPORT
Chapter 3 - THE APPRENTICE
Chapter 4 - ESCAPE
Chapter 5 - THE DUNGEON
Chapter 6 - TEXAS
BOOK TWO
Chapter 7 - BATTLE OF THE BILL
Chapter 8 - “EVERYBODY WILL WANT”
Chapter 9 - THE ART OF PASSING
Chapter 10 - HOUSE OF BLUES
Chapter 11 - THE LETTER
Chapter 12 - SONNY
Chapter 13 - FAMILY BONDING
Chapter 14 - DEBTS
EPILOGUE
Acknowledgements
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The art of making money: the story of a master counterfeiter / Jason Kersten.
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
To tell this story, I relied on interviews with primary sources whenever possible, reconstructing events and dialogue according to their memories. In instances where their recollections conflicted, I generally favored my protagonist’s version of events unless other source material was convincing enough to override him. I also drew on numerous legal documents such as court transcripts, law enforcement reports and warrants, prison records, and wiretap transcripts. Historical and contextual material was obtained from books, newspaper articles, and interviews.
Some of the people quoted in this book consented to interviews on the provision that their names be changed. In other cases, I changed the names of minor characters myself or used established nicknames because contacting them was either impossible or impractical.
Other than a single interview provided to me at an early date, the United States Secret Service chose to remain secret, declining numerous requests for interviews. Quotes and scenes involving Secret Service agents