They often are, so it's not much of a bet that you've won here.
How did the "laws against fraud" worked in the 2008 financial crisis? I heard a trillion dollar bailout was awarded, because those greedy scamsters were "too big to fail".
One could also argue that "technically the didn't break the law". Which just proves the original argument. When you can abuse a system to get billions for your company, and then have the state get you out of trouble with public money unscratched (and you get to keep all your earnings), and that's not considered a fraud, then it's clear that "laws against fraud" ARE a tool of the rich, and have been designed so that their kind of crimes go unpunished.
Truly a caricature of an HN comment.
As for the actual topic, of course I did not actually claim, or even imply, that the FBI is "merely a tool of the rich", but if you think the FBI has not many times served as a tool of the rich and powerful you are beyond ignorant.