If Dittman and Sears were not involved in illegal activity, then no one could be set up as a FBI informant nor bill them for services and "operate the scam". These guys were hell bent on selling illegal stock and running a scam. I can't say that I know for certain that these guys ever sold even ONE real container to a person who wasn't tied to the shell company that they formed to make it seem as if they had sells or business coming in.