It's like something a small town sheriff would say in a press conference. The difference is, he'd probably be talking about violent crimes and speaking from the heart. This is a three-letter-agency of unelected law makers threatening who-knows-what over violations of ambiguous statutes they created.
Considering who said it and their track record, I don't need a machine to predict that I might (or might not) be fined 1% of the swimming pool full of solid gold coins that I'll be swimming in thanks to my false claims, to deter others from following the same path.