Reporting to the Police

The restaurant owners, who refused to be named, denied any illegal activities but reported Saunders for theft. The bank, on the other hand, said that what had happened to him was a one-off, a glitch in the system. But the fact that they hadn’t taken immediate action must have come from embarrassment on their end because a customer was able to steal millions without them ever noticing anything. However, the wonderful life had ended for Saunders at this point.

Getting Away

If Saunders hadn’t reported himself or played hero, he might have been able to get away with money laundering. The Christian in him, though, came through. He wanted to be punished and he wanted to clear his conscience. He had been ordered to pay $250,000 in compensation by NAB, but this is nothing compared to how much he actually stole. He also spent the next 12 months in prison three and a half years after he discovered the loophole, but to many, this is a mere slap on the wrist compared to what he actually deserved. And while the punishment had been relatively easy, Saunders has fully prepared himself to pay the consequences. As he said, “I’ve made my bed. I’m fully prepared to lie in it.”