[nickpsecurity]

"I'd say that if they believed he were actively complicit or would do something to hinder the investigation, they would have been more aggressive, possibly went after machines in his home as well."

My thoughts exactly. His reputation of cooperation might have helped him out here. Nice of them to leave enough stuff to keep the service online. Many small-time operators hit by FBI over here aren't so lucky. They'll take down a whole colo worth of clients sometimes.