As long as the FBI cyber crimes division doesn't bitch slap him into oblivion, then I agree!
Risk vs. reward, and he obviously decided the risk was worth it.
So far all we heard were a bunch of accusations with no hard evidence. There are legal ways of getting backlinks into a bunch of blogs in the manner that CCarter has offered.
I knew a guy who ran linkbait quizes that had tricky terms and conditions tucked away that allowed him access other people's blogs and inject the backlinks of his clients. He spelled it out in the terms and conditions section of his site, but the people who took the quiz and gave him their login credentials had no idea because they didn't bother to read the terms.
Some may consider this unethical, but it's within the realm of legality since it's disclosed in the terms and conditions.