Selfin - I stand corrected. Thanks. I was aware of the section below, which says if you are applying for a rating on the basis of a rating on the foreign licence it has to be verified.
Added Ratings to a U.S. Pilot Certificate. If a person requests that a rating be added to his or her U.S. pilot certificate on the basis of meeting the appropriate pilot certification requirements of part
61 (i.e., the practical test and the knowledge test, if applicable), those requirements must be accomplished before the issuance of that additional rating. However, if the person requests the added rating on the basis of that rating having been added to his or her foreign pilot license, no knowledge test or practical test is required. The authenticity of the foreign license must be verified before adding the appropriate rating.
However what I had missed was in the Applicability section
Under § 61.75(c), for persons who apply for the addition of an aircraft rating to a § 61.75 U.S. pilot certificate with the notation “U.S. TEST PASSED.”
As to the night stuff, yes clearly reckless.