Seems to me that he's saying it's obvious he didn't do a good job at not getting caught considering he got caught. Nothing really about people not being able to change. I may be wrong though, but hopefully that clarifies.

Um, I don't see that in the original remark. Hopefully the op will clarify.

Thanks.

mdda just meant: If he was really so good, he wouldn't have been caught.

The legal dept at bigco where I once worked indicated that emloyee fraud was most often reported by the ex girlfriend/boyfriend. The Great Wall of China was breached by bribery. Getting caught doesn't prove incompetence. And, again, I don't see that in the remark made.

Thanks.

Choosing cohorts that won't rat you out happens to be an important part of not getting caught. In the case of Ex's someone who won't hold a grudge or seek vengeance, bribery well pick someone who has morals, then make sure to pay them enough to make bribery a non-issue.

IIRC, The Great Wall was only breached once over hundreds of years.

Competence != total invulnerability. I can't fathom why anyone would argue it should.