Of course it's not legitimate to trade on inside information. Nor is it legitimate to access law enforcement databases.
If you want to sit down over a beer or two, I'll share my point of view on the whole thing, but it's a long story and there's so much misinformation out there I can't even begin to counter it.
It's also not relevant to FHAL. What's relevant is for people to view my posts in light of my past membership in Elgindy's chatroom. I don't disguise that fact or my identity.