As always in situations like this you shouldn't focus on the face value but the potential value post-laundering of what he could potentially end up with. It's n

As always in situations like this you shouldn't focus on the face value but the potential value post-laundering of what he could potentially end up with. It's not like he had $1B in the bank he could spend as soon as he got out of jail. Moving even a small fraction of this amount to buy something significant is bound to have people asking questions you don't want to answer.