Mota was a pirate and system hacker, and part of Wolfe Guzarwan's gang.
In 1533 PD, he participated in the attempted theft of a Havenite cruiser in the Secour System. (MA1)
The single survivor of Guzarwan's bridge crew, he was arrested and taken to Deuxième Prison on Haven. He was interrogated, but would reveal nothing about the people who hired his gang for the Secour job.
In 1539 PD, he was visited by Jeremiah Llyn, who broke into the prison, drugged and interrogated Mota, and eventually killed him. (MA2)