At approximately 17:25 SMT I launched my Sabre to gather more intel on the UTC| branch of Interspace Commerce as they were joining up for a convoy in California.
When I passed 'Battleship Yukon' I did a close-up scan of the heavily armored Bison-class transport, the 'UTC|-Raiden.Clark'. I proceeded to the Cortez gate where the freelancer from the other day, '[FL-ER]Lt.Nunes', quickly followed. He went on to ask me several questions, mostly centered around Interspace Commerce and our relationship to them, while I performed in-depth scans of his Camara-class freighter and cargo. Seems this one is prone to alcohol too.
After collecting the scans the Freelancer attacked. I fired a few salvos back, jumped on the lanes to the Ontario Jumpgate, and performed the 'Lanescape' within the first five seconds of the engagement. I was long gone before he even realized that there never was a fight to begin with.
At 17:50 I returned to 'Cochrane Depot' with the collected intel and met 'Texas.Red' outside the station. To our surprise the Freelancer had carried on his pursuit to Ontario, and sent a system-wide message directed at the Rogue offering 6 million SC for my termination.
Conclusion:
The [FL-ER] group of Freelancers is either registered on a bounty board, or they are - more likely - contracted by a specific group, probably the UTC| branch of Interspace Commerce.
The [FL-ER] group is either paid very well, considering the 6 million credits they offered Texas.Red, or they have a particular dislike for Lane Hackers.