I don't know how someone devises a scheme like this and doesn't feel paranoid constantly. Doubly so while spending $788,000 on jewelry in one month.
You think $19,500,000 in one year would be enough, but I guess not. Criminals are stupid.
You think $19,500,000 in one year would be enough, but I guess not. Criminals are stupid.
Maybe she was buying jewelry as a store of value, for the potential one day in the future when she'll get out of jail penniless.
The ones that are caught that is. How many get away with their crimes by keeping a low profile.
They do feel paranoid constantly. This is why it's a 'sin' that puts you in 'hell'. And why if you 'repent' (change your ways) and atone, you will find that 'heaven' (peace) is right at hand.
Once you take the supernatural out of religion, it actually makes a lot of sense. Be decent, attend to the present, minimize your selfishness. These are a prescription for a life well-lived and without unnecessary stress.
They weren't paranoid or even all that careful because they believed they were the smartest person in the company. They thought they knew everything inside and out and therefore could cover their tracks well enough that the not-smart people around them would never figure it out.