In case that last comment sounds a bit wild, here is the quote from the FBI, from a press statement.
Michael J Driscoll, the assistant director-in-charge of the New York Office of the FBI, said: “...We allege Mr Bernardini used his insider knowledge of the industry to get authors to send him their unpublished books and texts by posing as agents, publishing houses and literary scouts. Mr Bernardini was allegedly trying to steal other people's literary ideas for himself, but in the end he wasn't creative enough to get away with it." (My italics.)