He had also written the fake letter to Chow.
The files on various organizations (including Scientology, of course) would then be sent out attached to the fake letter.
The fake letter suggested that Silvanus was attempting to win support within the city for a coup.
To make them more believable, most such scams are well equipped with fake letters from successful members and information.
That part of the story, not the fake letters, is the key point.
That's where the creation of fake letters and documents comes in.
A fake letter, threatening the consulate, is in the possession of Lopez.
He had had the key and it might have been something as simple as a fake letter of authority.
So our fake letter was supposedly written to Haakon by his brother-in-law.
He is writing fake letters to his imaginary friends since he was 6.