"Why would they, they are just another part of the same system."
They would only ever find what they were told to find. That's what "terms of reference" are for, to keep hidden the things that may be otherwise exposed.
As to the OP, if you or I snaffled $360K fraudulently, we would go for a row. Protected species don't have that worried. A good cleanout of the political/judicial system may be overdue.
