Bingowings said:
At least in this scenerio he is acting consistantly with his character (he is locating people or information for a price not just acting as a bodyguard for Jabba) as seen in ESB and actually moves the plot along so there is a slim possibility if the case is well made even he might run with the idea.

How is selling information as a secret agent double-dealing courier more in line with his character (which from ESB is a bounty hunter who barely speaks) than being the hired gun for a criminal he apparently already worked for?

Which seems more "in character": Delivering his target to the drug lord he works for, then hanging out at the drug lords palace until needed again, or delivering his target to the drug dealer he works for, then turning around, becoming a secret agent for the Empire, and pulling off an extremly elaborate piece of espionage?