not to mention being one of the early bitcoin instaminers Gavin scored atleast one $25 million USD windfall i know of

as well as gaining 260k + a year from the bitcoin foundation of awhile......so yeah good to see we've got an alternative to those greedy bankers
And technically it's not illegal because it's govt grant money. He and Jon Matonis know all the legal loopholes and stuff so they fully exploit that to stuff their pockets. That's why they are so overzealous about the project.