> He maintains that he would have done what authorities now want him to do, if they’d just worked with him to devise a plan, instead of treating him like a crim

> He maintains that he would have done what authorities now want him to do, if they’d just worked with him to devise a plan, instead of treating him like a criminal. Given the depiction of this guy's persona, this statement seems accurate. Why would the Feds nail him like this?