Different players, different circumstances and exemptions. What's going on is they actually disclosed their situation and went through the protocols; that's the difference.
If he gets through, then why bother with national security or customs? When you go through customs at airport declaration, same thing, you make a declaration and get screened. It shouldn't matter how rich you are... though in this case, $ probably will win and open the floodgates of cynicism and mistrust., if it isn't bad enough as it is!
