<< He's just a pathological liar and he's currently on an interview spree where he's lying out of his mouth to try and avoid jail time. That is likely true, bu

<< He's just a pathological liar and he's currently on an interview spree where he's lying out of his mouth to try and avoid jail time. That is likely true, but it does not disprove parent's point of: << he seems to—at least on some level—legitimately believe that all of this is extremely complicated and impossible to understand Interview with various fraudsters over the years seem to suggest it is not that uncommon for the individual to create a story around the event that got them in hot water and it is also not uncommon to have them repeat it ( and seemingly even believe it ). It is a basic psychological defense. And, as a bonus, unless the individual is an actual psychopath, in which case it likely does not matter, you get to sell your story without seeming like you are lying ( and most people suck at lying, while they know they are lying ). Still, it is just an opinion and it is not mutually exclusive with what you wrote.