Sounds to me like someone who accessed Facebook for kicks and made up an excuse when he got caught. There's no more evidence that he profited than there is that he was being helpful.
I knew a kid back in the '90s who got hauled off a couple of times by the FBI for hacking. He wasn't looking for profit — he just thought it was fun to break into systems.
This sounds like someone who was accessing Facebook for profit and made up an excuse when he got caught.