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He's not entirely a disinterested party, concerned for the public good etc...


Still not a versus. You can try to solve a crime expecting personal gain. For example, many detectives probably wouldn't work for free. They solve crimes w/ the expectation that they will be paid for their results as agreed to by some contract.


Sure, but there's a major incentives issue when people start demanding a percentage of the proceeds for uncovering frauds they initially helped to commit...

I also don't think it's appropriate that he's in prison whilst those he tried to unmask aren't, of course.


When the upside is you get $100M and the downside may be having to quit your job?


The downside is prison or maybe your life. You start taking millions from influential people, and my job is the last thing I'm worried about.


In hindsight, it was not worth it, but he didn't know that.




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