https://blogs.microsoft.com/uploads/prod/sites/5/2018/04/FIN...

He went out of his way to create discs that would fool customers. He went out of his way to evade customs inspections, because he knew customs would seize the discs. He sold some of the discs for $3, some for $4, and some for $30-$40. He spent $80,000 creating the discs, and you don't do that for something that has no value.

I don't think he should be in prison for this, but it's clearly criminal behaviour.