It's hard to believe ANYTHING the ATF alleges is true anymore. Something about this story stinks.
His real crime was probably selling SKSs or AKs or AR-15s, which the ATF doesn't want him to do. Or anyone else. So they look around for one of dozens or hundreds he sold that ended up in bad hands, not even from him, but after a subsequent sale, and then drum up something RICO-able.
We are at the point where 98% of so-called news (aka proaganda) coming out of the BATF and its parent, the (in)Justice Dept should be considered suspect and questioned.