To some extent, I wouldn't really blame the boy, children are not born criminal or fraudsters but the environment and the situation of things happening around them change them. It's the job of every parent to check up on their kids and not just assume, provide all necessary things needed and ensure they don't go looking for it illegally.
I don’t think there should no be excuse for crime, the environment which you grow, and no situation shouldn’t lead anyone into crime, I have seen people from a poor background, and they never choose to go into fraud. You talking about the Environment which the children grow, I will say no matter the environment which you grow, if you choose to involve yourself in crime, then you going to do that, and if you choose not to do that, then you won’t, no matter how bad a environment is, there are children that grow in the environment, and they don’t involve themselves in any illegal activities.