You know, using a shortened version of your first name isn't the same as using an assumed name to hide your true identity. Probably nobody named Mike was given

You know, using a shortened version of your first name isn't the same as using an assumed name to hide your true identity. Probably nobody named Mike was given that name at birth. More likely it was Michael. And for people named Michael it's fairly common to go by Mike. It doesn't sound all that sinister for someone named Webster to go by Web. And it's not really clear how a criminal past is relevant to a company a guy is trying to get off the ground years after having already been punished for his crimes. Unless of course, the crime was fraud. That would be clearly relevant.