[dehrmann]

IANAL, but you can bet a lawyer would have told him to STFU so he doesn't incriminate himself further.

[timmytokyo]

He's clearly playing the "I made a stupid mistake" angle to avoid being accused of deliberate fraud. He's trying to minimize the length of his jail sentence.

[iudqnolq]

Both his parents are (good!) law professors, ironically