Notably, the payments were split up to hide them from regulators. A single large payment is much easier to detect than a bunch of small payments disguised as la

Notably, the payments were split up to hide them from regulators. A single large payment is much easier to detect than a bunch of small payments disguised as lawyer fees. It's important to punish premeditated, deliberate attempts to circumvent the law harder by charging every single instance where they did so.