Yes he as a theif, but most of us done stuff when we was young and not as smart. I can tell you his mom did not take it lightly, you need to remember they come from china, the teens got lots of family pressure to do overly good here.
When I found his photos and personly info, he become very scare to death and never thought anyone would get so close to finding him. I can insure you, he really had not giving any thought to getting found out.
I can tell you he was not likely to try doing it again, I know more about it, but will not give that info because it's of a very personal nature for him. But I told him it was not the end of the world, and would blow over likely if he made things right. And not ever try doing anything like that again, people give him to much credit as he was not all that smart.