He lied to investigators when he was arrested and continued to do so until they laid out all the evidence that they had against him. The timeline of his turnaround is also absurdly short (he continued to sell his malware until a couple of months before he "turned hero") and the malware he took down was literally his competition.

What you posted is a good story to tell though. Turning your life around after doing dumb shit in your real name and getting caught is plenty convenient but not worthy of hero worship.

The only reason MalwareTech served no time is because Ollam and his wife used their influence, political connections and their bank accounts to lobby aggressively on his behalf.