It is very likely he was informed on. (Grassed / Snitched) One of the better broadsheet newspapers here in the UK had an article on Lulzsec/Anonymous, and one

It is very likely he was informed on. (Grassed / Snitched) One of the better broadsheet newspapers here in the UK had an article on Lulzsec/Anonymous, and one of the best comments they made was: "Hackers fear other hackers more than law enforcement." In this community it seems there is no honour amongst thieves. I very much suspect they grabbed a bunch of people around the world who were less talented at hiding themselves, and one of them knew enough to plea bargain in return for information.