Greed -- what it drives people to

[yahoo]

This has been making the rounds in the news recently:
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Quite the collection of characters. A number of people that are billionaires or at least centenarian multimillionaires scheme to swindle between them somewhere in the vicinity of $20 million -- a pittance compared to their personal net worth, but SEC doesn't care about the comparative value when investigating insider trading.
But I bring up their net worth out of a simple reason: what the f@#& compelled them to do that? They know better than to engage in something they all know to be highly illegal and comparatively highly detectable and prosecutable.
Greed for getting even more, even if it's just a drop in the ocean? Adrenaline rush from a cheap thrill? I simply can't begin to understand that.

It doesn't make sense. Anyone have their own take?

[odellcleotus]

They probably aquired much of their net worth by cheating too, going all the way back to their school days. They don't know how to conduct themselves any other way, besides not being able to compete when the playing field is level.

[yahoo]

You've probably nailed it. Serves them right, too -- they should have stopped a few years back, lie low and live high on the interest.