Look through Jewish history and you will find countless stories of great men who were imprisoned falsely by the goyish government after a trumped up show trial just as this case was.
I’ll comment to the Troll because this is a critical and showing point.
Satmar and the other “sects” (cults may be a better term) still believe that they are living a version of 19th century Europe. Goyim are only good for cheating them out of their money, but the Goyim are always looking for ways to hurt the Jews (specificly these sects. Other Jews aren’t real “Yidden”, their stockings aren’t thick enough!). It is an “Us vs. Them” mentality, which then justifies any illegal action. After all, “They” are out to get us.
Contrast that with the “Yeshivish” Olam (by that I mean the Gedolim like the Noveminsker, Rav Dovid Feinstein, and Rav Shmuel, as well as Rav Yaakov, Rav Moshe & Rav Ruderman in the previous generation) who work with the US goverment as a “Medinah shel Chessed”, and specificly (although they do fight for Yidden) DO NOT believe that the government is out to get Yidden.
Case in point, take a look at R’ Avi Shafran’s recent articles, which have heaped praise on Pres. Obama for his stance towards our brothers in Eretz Yisroel. Now imagine one of the sect leaders saying such a thing, it would (and could) never happen.
As a final thought here, if the Goyim only exist to cheat & rob, then it explains why tax and benefits fraud are muttar.