Nice reasoning. But, with con men you’ve got to learn not to give them any benefit about being on the up-and-up even in part.
Occam's Razor = The simplest explantion is generally the correct one. :-)
For instance, when John Kerry wouldn't release his military records, there was all sorts of conspiracies floated here on FR. The final reason turned out to be that the documents showed he scored lower in college than Pres. Bush. Hard to take the high road as "The Smart One", when your grades are lower. Occam's razor. No earthshattering revelations came out of the documents, just a marginally embarrassing tidbit.