Who is Joel Backman aka Marco Lazzeri from The Broker and what is their importance? The_Broker English & Literature Joel Backman aka Marco Lazzeri | The Broker

Joel Backman was once a very powerful lawyer in Washington DC, whose clients were often powerful companies and countries who sought to influence American policy. Backman was arrogant, a womanizer as famous for his many affairs as his business deals. However, six years ago Backman plead guilty to multiple counts of unauthorized possession of military documents. Backman was sentenced to twenty years in federal prison. As the novel begins, the current president is in his final hours of office and has been persuaded by the head of the CIA to offer Backman a pardon. Backman has no knowledge of this deal and is as surprised as everyone else when he learns he details.