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After a federal judge refused to dismiss criminal charges against him, Michael Reed took revenge by electronically filing a UCC financing statement listing the judge as to the debtor on a $3.4 million loan. Reed himself was listed as the secured party. The lien became part of the public record. Reed was prosecuted for violating a statute prohibiting the harassment of public officials. Reed argued that he was innocent because the financing statement did not list collateraland would never have succeeded in perfecting a claim. Is this a good argument?