I spent a few years living near a nationally well known American university with very tight housing. And we had to pay `finder's fee` to apartment managers for

I spent a few years living near a nationally well known American university with very tight housing. And we had to pay `finder's fee` to apartment managers for the privilege of applying for a rental to the tune of a grand or so. Like 20+ years ago. So, yah much there's much white collar crime going on, from a grand at a time to a few millions. I'm not surprised.