The difference is the extra attention he's brought on himself. He was just a background scammer before, now he's inserted himself into an ongoing global crisis

The difference is the extra attention he's brought on himself. He was just a background scammer before, now he's inserted himself into an ongoing global crisis. It's the difference between annoying someone when they're in a good mood vs annoying them when they're in a bad mood and scared. Institutions are only as rational as the humans running them.