He was assisted by John Steele, the London editor of the Chicago Tribune, who helped him contact high level members of the British Foreign Office.
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Carpenter was a son of John Steele Carpenter and his wife Margaret McCullough, of New Castle County, Delaware.
In February 2013, Prenda Law Inc., Paul Duffy, Paul Hansmeier and John Steele sued Alan Cooper, his attorney, and numerous "John Doe" defendants in an Illinois state court, alleging defamation.