Known thieves? Care to elaborate? I used them for a long time.
It's linked. Read. Read more.
OP, creating a mythology about
demonstrably retarded asshats isn't doing anyone any favors, either. Incompetence and thievery aren't necessarily, or even frequently, organized.
20 million and rising in the hands of 'demonstrably retarded asshats' has a tendency to be self organizing

Nice turn of phrase there..!
It is like looking at the ingredients on the chopping board of a chef. You aren't sure quite what your dinner will be, but you know what it'll have in it.