There is an awesome show that aired on A&E (I think) called "Masterminds", it only ran for a couple of years, but you can still catch re-runs of it. Most of th

There is an awesome show that aired on A&E (I think) called "Masterminds", it only ran for a couple of years, but you can still catch re-runs of it. Most of the criminals they profile are like Blanchard - they steal a lot of money and get away with it for a long time. About half they criminals they profile never even get caught. It is a really good show, I highly recommend it. One thing I learned from the show: Crime pays. As long as you're not using weapons to steal the goods, you'll very rarely get more than a few more years in prison, even if you're stealing hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars.