Hey this is cf. I had no idea this was all going on, and I appreciate you trying to shield me and other people from getting pulled into this. You dropped off Jabber and I worried if you were alright. I'm glad to see you thriving in Iceland.
I don't think many people understand that lying to Federal officials, even innocuous ones can be prosecutable, depending on zealous they want to be.
I'm tempted to joke that the TL;Dr for all such encounters is Authority Cannot Afford Being Wrong But Isolated From Social Function Unable To Evaluate Reputation Risk.