Allie got fucked by the government and the judge. He already pled guilty to 8 and they came back at him a few years later for basically the exact same shit just different dates and wrapped him up with Barney to make it big news. Typical Us attorney bullshit. His attorney promised him 7 and it would run concurrent to the 8. The judge ran it wild and he ended up with 15. To answer your question though he was and is a pretty much normal guy. He just grew up in that life and looks at things differently than you and I.