I recall reading that because of how much the IRS budget has gotten smaller, they have a harder time pursuing many of the larger violations (such as this) which

I recall reading that because of how much the IRS budget has gotten smaller, they have a harder time pursuing many of the larger violations (such as this) which can be very complex to investigate. A consequence of that is when they can pursue something like this, they need to create some big headlines to show the public their value (and hopefully get a budget increase) while keeping other bad actors in check.