FBI affidavit - Wired

56. Although the investigation has sho~n that NATaTIEL has on occasion played
the lottery, I believe that NICHOLSON may be using the term "lottery" as a proxy for funds paid
by the Russian government. I also believe that NICHOLSON is intimating that he and
NATHANIEL might expect future payments from the Russian Federation and that
NATHANIEL should suggest that such funds be paid in Euos and deposited into a foreign bank
account. At the bottom of the final page of the letter were two Post-It notes that contained lists
of reading materials for NATHANIEL to obtain on NICHOLSON'S behalf. I believe that
NICHOLSON may have used the Post-It notes so that NATHANIEL could remove them from
the letter prior to providing it to his Russian contacts.
57. Finally, in the August 3 1,2008, letter NICHOLSON enclosed an article cut out
from a unknown magazine on skyscrapers around the globe. The article included drawings of
fourteen buildings lined up from left to right. The first depicted is the Petronas Twin Towers in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, of 1998. Over this drawing, NICHOLSON wrote the following note:
"Nathan, check out these towers, remember the Petronas Towers were being built when we were
in K.L. Look at what's coming up!" One of the fourteen buildings depicted is the "Russia
Tower" planned for Moscow in 2012. It is unclear what NICHOLSON may mean here. The
reference to the future could be as simple as suggesting that some day NICHOLSON may reside
in Russia.
58. On September 7,2008, court authorized surveillance of NATHANIEL'S telephone
number 503-569-9345, revealed a conversation between NATHANIEL and his sister Star. Star
asked NATHANIEL whether he will continue with school and pursue a degree in architecture.
NATHANIEL responded: "I'm just sort of like waiting for more excitement to happen, waiting