let it ride: What i'm speculating is that Jeff is not covering.
_IF_ Jeff is working for UC, then it is certainly possible UC allowed Jeff to cover in a non-market transaction.
The one thing I'll freely admin...my posted theory sure gives UC a ton of credit for orchestrating this. It sounds too good to be true to me that someone could pull it off.
But, I still haven't thought of another plausible explanation for all the MM behavior, company actions, lawyer involvement, etc.
It's sure **** interesting.