At Ken Dolezsar’s behest, Chris purchased a so-called “burner phone” to give to Ken Dolezsar. Dolezsar had asked Chris to do this, as a favor, but also as an implied condition of Dolezsar’s investing in Chris’s development. Dolezsar said that he was in danger, and he was meeting a highly valuable contact soon, and he needed to ensure that they could securely communicate. Chris gave the phone to David Novak, who would presumably give it to Ken’s contact.