The most striking evidence, however, comes from secret recordings of telephone calls and sales meetings in which the fraud seems to be openly discussed by employees as high up as the Vice President of Sales.
Council officials are being warned against making secret recordings of their telephone conversations in the wake of an incident involving a chief executive.
The filing cited his sworn statement that Spondello's lawyer kept secret Spondello's identity and employment status during a series of email and telephone contacts.
In fact, he only agreed to an interview with CNN after a number of conversations that involved middle men, telephone calls with ever changing numbers and, finally, a cloak and dagger meeting complete with a secret phrase and response.