Do they really want to bring someone "in the fold" in a coercive manner like this? Someone who's entire ###existence### is about cracking systems and spreading information on what they find? They want to invite him into their own living room, knowing that he hates them and feels they screwed him?
The arrogance of these people to think they could actually manage and control someone like him, and not get burned.
- Julia, 1984
Now excuse me I have to go buy a Lenovo from Best Buy...
What am I missing?
Some of the best... ahem... clandestine intelligence work is done by bringing the absolute least trustworthy sort of person into the fold. Namely, the spies of other countries or accomplished persons in some underground or another.
That said, often LE uses false pretenses. It's quite possible they actually wanted him for his Anonymous connections. Had he worked for them they could have pigeonholed him into ratting.