For the record, this is one of the primary problem with alts too. As a practical matter, when you have outstanding infractions and then change your name it's difficult for the mods to actually research some of your past bad acts. Search functions don't totally work the same way, past complaints won't contain your current name etc. Similarly, users who have multiple accounts functionally get extra infractions because their multiple infractions aren't harmonized across separate usernames.
All that said, even I've been rejected for a name change. So don't think it's a case of favoritism.
Crying wolf bro?