He seems to have used a lot of made-up names in Dreams from my father. Corsi identifies the high school friend he calls Ray--someone who was half-black and half-Japanese (with a Japanese surname). "Ray" has been in and out of prison for drug-related offenses. When he was released from prison after Obama was elected to the Senate, he phoned him hoping for some help--Obama told him to contact the appropriate agencies, and made sure his staff would intercept any further calls from Ray.
Well, he does have 3 weeks under his belt that most of us don't have. LOL!