The fact that the act is illegal and relies on secrecy is more apt regarding the thread title, whereas your suggestion is more inclined towards an anger element, which appears non-existent in this particular case.
The bald facts of the case are, if he had been a bigwig, he would have got away with it.
I suppose it does have fringe benefits for him, although he’ll be bristling with anger at being caught, he’ll do his time in an Amsterdam prison not Colombian one.