Perhaps a stupid question, but if this guy had hand-delivered all the documents to the court, he'd be totally in the clear with regard to criminal activity? Why isn't he being charged with providing fabricated evidence to a federal court?
Presumably because it was easier for the DoJ to make the same case using mail fraud as the vector, just like it was easier to take out Capone with tax fraud. The heart of the actual case will still be the deceptions Ceglia used to attempt to scam a billion dollars out of Facebook.
They probably could charge him with a number of offenses, from lying to a federal official to fabricating evidence, and some perjury might probably be involved too. But prosecuting each thing costs money, and more complex and burdensome the case is, more money it would cost - with the same result of getting the guy inside. So if they can get what they want cheaper (saving taxpayer money, court time, etc.) - I say why not?
If he hand-delivered everything, I guess they probably would have to choose some other offense or maybe would just let it go if it'd be too hard to prosecute.
