This is part of the reason why you aren't a millionaire. Wealth selects for people who do some strange things to make a little extra money here and there... and there... and there... and there....
It's also why people who aren't like these millionaires (whether of similar means but less wealth or of greater means but fewer questionable choices) think some millionaires make foolish, cruel, or inhumane decisions.
Wealth is indeed a proxy measure for certain behaviors, but you're ignoring other even more important behaviors like impulse control and an eye for risk analysis.
Most of us aren't wealthy because we engage in unethical practices; we're wealthy because we understand long term planning and self control.
Here's a related article you might find interesting about the link between self control and wealth. Note as well the negative correlation between wealth and crime, which stands in opposition to the association you attempt to draw above.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/01/24/the-key-to-health-weal...
The real trouble is if you are having a streak of luck, you would be absolutely certain there is no reckoning for your deeds coming, this could go on, until it doesn't.
At that point in time punishment/prison looks a heavier price to pay in return for a incremental gain.
You are pointing the arrow in the wrong direction.
>>which stands in opposition to the association you attempt to draw above
You've made a mistake.
I stand by my original statement regarding correlation. Your assumption that there's a causal claim is your own mistake. This has been made clear; there's nothing further for us to discuss. Especially given your uh, personality.
Goodbye.
What is under discussion is whether rich people are more likely to do illegal things (maybe because they felt they can get away with it) or they are less likely to do illegal things (maybe because they are risk averse and have more to lose).