If at all possible, people like him who willingly deceive and con folk out of sheer greed should be shot, he has money enough and if he doesn't then he should look at his lifestyle to find economic solutions.
Besides, you can bet before long he'll try and scam the wrong guy and get a gallon of petrol through his letterbox followed by a match. Not that I condone such behaviour, but sometimes lessons must be learned, the courts and lawyers are not exactly doing sterling work with helping mend his ways?