The documents in Exhibits 2 through 11 were produced by the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, or are the office's own determinations. Redactions in the produced files were applied by the office. One additional redaction was applied by the author: the account number in Exhibit 4, which the production left unmasked.
| # | Document | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOIA request to the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer, seven categories | June 11, 2026 | Exhibit 01 |
| 2 | FOIA determination letter, Erica Tremble, FOIA Officer | July 1, 2026 | Exhibit 02 |
| 3a | DCI pitch: “historically very strong” spreads, order window today or tomorrow | Feb 26, 2025, 10:47 AM | Exhibit 03a |
| 3b | Thread continuation: execution documents and wire instructions | Feb 26, 2025 | Exhibit 03b |
| 3c | Thread continuation | Feb 26–27, 2025 | Exhibit 03c |
| 3d | Office reply committing the $10M purchase at 5.72% | Feb 26, 2025, 1:20 PM | Exhibit 03d |
| 4 | Computershare interest advice: the complete Israel bond position (holder account number masked by the author) | May 1, 2025 | Exhibit 04 |
| 5a | Trade confirmation: $10M, 5.72%, maturing Mar 1, 2030 | Mar 2025 | Exhibit 05a |
| 5b | Trade confirmation: $5M, 5.19%, maturing Apr 1, 2030 | Apr 2025 | Exhibit 05b |
| 5c | Customer Investment Request, $5M five-year | Apr 2025 | Exhibit 05c |
| 5d | Purchase notification: $10M, 5.74%, maturing Oct 1, 2028 | Oct 2023 | Exhibit 05d |
| 5e | Investment form, first Nov 1, 2023 trade | Nov 2023 | Exhibit 05e |
| 5f | Investment form, second Nov 1, 2023 trade | Nov 2023 | Exhibit 05f |
| 6a | Rollover solicitation: $15M maturing Feb 1, 2026 | Jan 14, 2026 | Exhibit 06a |
| 6b | Office reply with signed accredited-investor certification | Jan 29, 2026 | Exhibit 06b |
| 7a | DCI solicitation on the May 1, 2025 maturity; not rolled | Apr 3, 2025 | Exhibit 07a |
| 7b | DCI three-year pitch at 4.96%; no reply in the production | Jun 4, 2025 | Exhibit 07b |
| 8 | DCI marketing to the Treasurer's address: “They say divest, we say double down” | May 28, 2024 | Exhibit 08 |
| 9 | DCI marketing quoting Moody's; footnote: “*Israel bonds are not rated” | Nov 21, 2023 | Exhibit 09 |
| 10 | Letter to Treasurer Frerichs from Yali Rothenberg, Accountant General, State of Israel | May 16, 2024 | Exhibit 10 |
| 11 | Email chain: the Treasurer's recorded remarks provided to DCI for an event | Nov 9, 2023 | Exhibit 11 |
| 13a | Treasurer's Vault, Security Holdings Report, security-level export | Exhibit 13a | |
| 13b | U.S. Treasury par yield curve values at each purchase date, working table | Exhibit 13b | |
| 14a | FOIA determination letter, Republic of Poland request: memoranda 7(1)(f) to the extent they exist; due diligence no records; comparative analyses vs other sovereigns no records; category 5 unduly burdensome, narrowed request pending (Tremble) | Jul 10, 2026 | Exhibit 14a |
| 14b | Poland trade file: internal three-issue comparison and recommendation (Siemons), approval email (Turner), VCON ticket, multi-dealer quote screen, price history | Jan 29, 2025 | Exhibit 14b |
| 14c | Bloomberg trade confirmation, POLAND 4 5/8 03/18/29, $15,000,000 at 99.456 via Mischler Financial | Jan 29, 2025 | Exhibit 14c |
| 12 | Public sources, linked at origin: State Treasury Investments IPS effective Dec 1, 2022 (policy PDF); IPS effective Oct 22, 2025 (policy PDF); U.S. Treasury Daily Par Yield Curve Rates; Polish Ministry of Finance pricing release, Mar 11, 2024 | — | links |