Did Mike McCarty Recommend David Boyer's Plagiarized Version of Moore's "Electrocuting The Clowns" for a Stoker Award?

From Lucid Nightmares (2008) which includes the plagiarized version of Electrocuting The Clowns:

Is Mike McCarty the friend David Boyer mentions in this email?

If so, is this reason Mike McCarty seems to be supporting David Boyer The Plagiarist?

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Boyer brags about selling the plagiarized story:

Note: In previous emails, David Boyer claimed he never earned any money from his crime.