DD Ramone wrote:Having not seen him since around 2008, but having relatively close contact with him for years prior to that, I do know what I'm talking about here.
You seem to be confused as to what 'modus operandi' actually means, so I'll help you out here>
modus operandi
ˌməʊdəs ɒpəˈrandiː,ˌməʊdəs ɒpəˈrandʌɪ/Submit
noun
a particular way or method of doing something.
"every killer has his own special modus operandi"
synonyms: method of working, method, way, MO, manner, technique, style, procedure, approach, course of action, plan of action, methodology, mode, fashion, process, means, strategy, plan, formula, recipe, practice; rarepraxis
the way in which something operates or works.
"THC has a quite precise modus operandi that taps into a specific brain function"
What that has to do with someone's passport, I don't quite make the connection.
As for copying what he has managed to achieve within his own life (looking at life in jail without the possibility of parole), that would be sheer folly, and I would definitely not recommend it.
You are either not very smart, or you are just playing the idiot role, but I'll try to explain:
If PoM proves, that he was in jail at a time, where he is accused of having certain chats with Mr Ulbricht, a US 3 letter agency could then look for possible copy cats (If PoM is not VJ, then the suspect of beeing VJ is still unknown). This could include you, who just admitted you had very close contact to Thomas and you obv. hate him, which creates a motive.
You could have copied his passport at one of your pub drinking sessions with him using your smartphone with the plan to use it later to frame him for a crime, where you act as PoM. This would also explain why you are mentioning, how sure you are that PoM was VJ.
Anybody with close contact to Thomas Clark could have done all this. If he is innocent, he might even know who the copy cat is...