The man got involved with a Moogansmuggling ring that delivered supplies to Mandalore during the Clone Wars. He felt the New Mandalorian government had given the school too little funds and was promised some of the earnings by the smugglers. Although he admitted to the connection when caught by a task force led by Satine Kryze and Padmé Amidala, he had no idea the tea he had helped distribute contained toxins.