Some people have unbelievable lives

[Ryan Carboni]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43799281

A man suspected of masterminding the theft of 600 computers that were
being used to mine virtual currencies has escaped custody in Iceland,
police say.
...
The computers were stolen during four raids on data centres around
Iceland, a popular location for such centres because almost 100% of
the power generated in Iceland comes from renewable sources and
because of the cool climate.
...
Prime minister on same flight

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/business/iceland-bitcoin-heist.html
Once in Stockholm, he traveled via train, taxi and ferry to Germany
through Denmark. There he met “individuals” who drove him to
Amsterdam. He enjoyed just three hours of freedom in the Dutch
capital. Unbeknown to him, the local authorities had been quickly
tipped off by two pedestrians with a cellphone photograph of a person
they believed was the much-publicized wanted man. Soon after, an
officer approached Mr. Stefansson and demanded identification.

Moving on to a different character

This guy has two prison escapes:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45729071

Rédoine Faïd: French helicopter jailbreak gangster captured

In 2013, he escaped from a prison near Lille, using explosives to
blast his way through five prison doors while holding guards hostage
as human shields. ... Interpol stated that he had been trying to
obtain forged documents to reach Israel.

Someone who escaped a French prison by helicopter three times:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Payet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Novel
Gordon Michael Dwayne Novel was a private investigator and electronics
expert, who was known for several controversial investigations. He was
most notable for his conflict with District Attorney Jim Garrison and
his work as investigator for automobile industry executive John
DeLorean and U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
...
Gus Russo has written about the existence of a letter of marque,
signed by Robert F. Kennedy, who was U.S. Attorney General at the
time, which supposedly gave Banister the go-ahead to "liberate" the
weaponry.


I'm under the impression that these unbelievable lives are the product
of faulty systems, somehow. Mysterious forces indeed.

But it is possible to hire anybody, convince them of anything, and set
things in motion on that basis. One of the advantages of due process
is that the smartest people who operate the system can evaluate if
their participation is worth it.