He may be trying to provide a coherent and credible story to explain why Christine was hired and then, even after the news broke a while ago, is still listed on the Calmare web site. But then again, the site still lists the two military directors even after they have departed. Maybe the IT person in charge of updating the web has not been paid and refuses to do any further work or refuses to be paid in stock or options?
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