Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe

The question always comes up as to why people who did not need the money, that have tens of millions of dollars or more already, jeopardize themselves to legal prosecution, by placing themselves at risk for just a few million dollars?

Since they don't need the money - the only viable reason I've been able to congure up that makes sense to me - is that they viewed it as a quick and easy way to make more money to help pay taxes on the tens of millions of dollars they already have.