On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, John Young wrote:
Jonathan Littman, an investigative reporter, has published "The Fugitive Game: Online With Kevin Mitnick," Little Brown, 1996. 381 pp. $23.95. ISBN 0-316-52858-7.
It is a dramatic recount of Mitnick's exploits; the pursuit <snip> Littman ends with this letter from Markoff and Shimomura:
October 8, 1995 Jonathan Littman 38 Miller Avenue Suite 122 Mill Valley, California 94941
Dear Jonathan, <snip> Tsutomu's decision to tell John Markoff that he was travelling to Raleigh on Sunday morning was done without contact with any law enforcement agency. Markoff flew to Raleigh independently six hours later after discussing the possibility of a story with his editors at the New York Times. Markoff did not at any time assist or participate in any aspect of the investigation into Kevin Mitnick's activities; Markoff was there only as an observer in his role as a newspaper reporter. <snip> Tsutomu never told anyone from law enforcement that anyone had authorized or cleared Markoff's presence in Raleigh.
FWIW: When Markoff showed up with Tsutomu, the FBI agents "assumed" that he was there with Tsutomu as a fellow researcher/grad student/assistant/whatever. They had no idea (initially) that he was with the media. ...