It is interesting that he decided to stick around in Washington after ripping off Microsoft. He bought a $1.6M house there, so he presumably liked the area, but

It is interesting that he decided to stick around in Washington after ripping off Microsoft. He bought a $1.6M house there, so he presumably liked the area, but it seems like one hell of a risk. Even if he kept coming to the US or had his banked funds seized, locating hard assets like the house in Ukraine would do quite a bit to improve his odds of a good outcome. Among other things, a potential $250k fine on a $10M theft doesn't sound like much, but it's got to be tough to pay off with your assets seized and your career prospects crippled. Having some seizure-proof goods in another country would have made that a lot more manageable. Of course, the risk/reward on this sort of thing is usually crummy regardless, so maybe we shouldn't be surprised (much less disappointed) that the people involved tend to make some other risky choices.