Taking Down the Lion: The Rise and Fall of Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski Read Free

parents whose unwavering support has allowed me to try whatever I want in life. Thank you for expecting me to excel in school, making the long drive to the orthodontist many, many, many times, paying for my college education, bringing me fresh Mt. Orab vegetables every summer, repairing my vehicles, and for the tens of thousands of other things you do for me and my family, including your encouragement while I was working on this book.
    Thank you to my beautiful and brilliant sister Dr. Denise Neal White, my smart, hardworking brother-in-law Mike White, and to my wildly talented and handsome nephews Tyler White, Justin White, Matt White, and Blake White, who were always just a text message away when I needed help.
    Thank you to my friend Ethan Arnold, a talented writer who helped me during the initial phases of this project.
    I’m appreciative of all of my friends who encouraged me, and who forgave me (or will forgive me, I hope) for being a bad friend during the months that I was consumed with writing this book.
    Finally, I am eternally grateful to Dennis Kozlowski, who gave me unfiltered access to everyone and everything in his life. I could not have written this book without his cooperation, honesty, countless hours of interviews, and his challenge to me to examine all of the facts and to reach my own conclusions. Thank you, Kozlowski. I hope I adequately captured your experiences. I tried to portray you accurately. I hope you read this book and find it to be the truth.

Part One
    Mogul Style

Two
    BA 0.043
    In baseball, one measure of performance is a player’s batting average (BA) which is calculated by dividing the number of base hits by the number of official times at bat. For example, if a player has 25 hits in 100 times at bat, the player’s BA is 0.250. Going 1 for 23 (BA 0.043) is crushing.
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    Supreme Court, New York County
    Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, 13th Floor
    100 Centre Street
    New York City, New York
    June 17, 2005
    The Clerk: How say you to count number one against the defendant L Dennis Kozlowski, grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the second count of the indictment charging defendant L Dennis Kozlowski with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the third count of the indictment charging defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the fourth count of the indictment charging defendant with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the fifth count of the indictment charging defendant with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the sixth count of the indictment charging defendant with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the eighth count of the indictment charging defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the ninth count of the indictment charging defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 10th count of the indictment charging defendant with the crime of grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 11th count charging the defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 12th count charging defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 13th count charging defendant with grand larceny in the first degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 14th count charging defendant with conspiracy in the fourth degree?
    The Foreperson: Guilty.
    The Clerk: How say you to the 15th count of the indictment charging defendant with violation of General Business Law 352 C