Introduction: Raw Greed and Red Flags

 

“Two gladiators are standing next to the door.... We have a lion or horse with a chariot for the shock value.... Big ice sculpture of David, lots of shellfish and caviar at his feet. A waiter is pouring Stoli vodka into his back so it comes out his penis into a crystal glass.... Everyone is nicely buzzed, LDK gets up and has a toast for K.... A huge cake is brought out with the waiters in togas singing.... HBK (Happy Birthday Karen) is displayed on a mountain, fireworks coming from both ends of the golf course in sync with music....”

 
 --from an outline by event planners for the 40th birthday party of Karen Kozlowski, second wife of Tyco International’s then CEO Dennis Kozlowski (LDK in the above), in June ...

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