Perhaps I'm too cynical, but I don't buy it.His story is likely real.
We had a bunch of weird stories being posted on here before that ended up being true.
France is also the shittiest country in Western Europe, so more likely somebody is willing to run away from it than let's say @The alchemist from Norway.
I don't believe OP moved to the states because he liked The Office

It would be silly to run away to the states because he committed a crime. The two countries have extradition treaties.
I think my explanation is more likely