That's a "he was no angel" argument, and like all such it's really an attempt to deflect. The reason to reward whistleblowers isn't to make sure the money goes

That's a "he was no angel" argument, and like all such it's really an attempt to deflect. The reason to reward whistleblowers isn't to make sure the money goes to Objectively Good and Unimpeachably Moral individuals, it's to incentivize enforcement of laws and norms. The guy could be a raging narcissist with a gambling problem (which would be quite a bit worse than trying to be a "full-time whistleblower") and we would STILL want him to blow the whistle on wrongdoing he witnesses, right?