Just got a message from Dave, Merlo's operative. He told me Merlo has changed course. Merlo is still trying to gather info on the April Fool and was headed South, now he's told Dave he has new info to follow up on and he's headed West. Merlo's very concerned he may not be able to identify the April Fool until after April 15th.
Dave just mentioned Merlo's commenting something about, inept, egotistical leadership will always corrupt misguided individuals with perceived good intentions. I guess Merlo's investigation might be stymied until the big announcement in April.
And even then (April 15, 2016) it still may not be clear. Just thinkin' about what has been stated previously.