The feds seized his money out the bank once before, so what does he do? Puts his money RIGHT BACK into a bank again. And not only that but he put it in the very same bank as all the other 9 guys. C'mon Mike. And then he was surprised when it was seized again.
shareHe didn't exactly have many options.
shareHe could have buried his money way out in the desert somewhere like Walt did. Or at the very least he could have put his money in another bank under an assumed name. VERY FAR from where the other 9 were keeping their money. Anything would have been better than what he did.
shareFirst of all, you don't hide it all in one spot...you split it up into at least 4 or 5 hiding spots, like:
- Walt's crawl space. Nobody ever checks there...though Skyler might give it away.
- The hole that Tucker dug...should be deep enough by now.
- Inside Saul's code of ethics book...hasn't been touched in years.
- Under Skinny Pete's hat...he never takes it off.
He could also invest some, such as in the future Kaylee's Nail Salon or Laser Tag...Many ways to hide it.
It was much stupider of him that he used the same exact lawyer that the nine guys were using. I thought it was pretty lazy of the writers to make Mike that easy to catch.
shareThats another good point. I can see if he wanted to use the lawyer for those other guys, but as far as his own personal money, he would have been better off just taking care of it himself. The whole thing with Mike getting caught was very sloppy on the writers part.
shareThats another good point. I can see if he wanted to use the lawyer for those other guys, but as far as his own personal money, he would have been better off just taking care of it himself. The whole thing with Mike getting caught was very sloppy on the writers part.
Declan and the train job had absolutely NOTHING to do with Mike's money. Mike's problem only boiled down to they took my money from a bank once before, so next time I'll find something else to do with it. Mike was too cautious a man to let something like that happen to him TWICE.
shareMike was street smart and cop/bad guy smart. He needed Gus to "big picture" smart. Yeah, he probably still should have been smart enough to not have his money so easily taken for a second time. Hiding it and/or breaking it up into more than one place or investment would have been smarter.
shareIt's been awhile since I watched it but I don't remember it being THAT far fetched on Mike making errors.
Wasn't the entire reason Mike agreed to go into business with Walt due to the fact the magnet evidence room job revealed an illegal bank account that resulted in Mike losing his money? I think thats what it was for right? It was also the keep quiet money for the 9 guys in jail.
Their operation was well thought out the problem is they obviously never planned for Fring being dead. Why would you plan for Fring being dead?Fring dying now puts everything out of order WITH DEA attention on Mike. There's only so many moves to make now.
The sole purpose of Mike even getting money was so he could leave it for his grand daughter. He couldn't exactly just bury that money and somehow give it to her later. Really this part of the show just goes to show how screwed you really are when you have the full attention of a agency like the DEA. Doesn't matter how smart you are it's a matter of time.
The magnet was needed to destroy the evidence on Fring's laptop, which they believe included video evidence of them working in the lab, including Mike.
Think the need for Gus stands out in the last season of BCS. Mike had a short range plan to send Tuco to jail and it ended up backfiring when Hector got involved. Gus would likely have planned several steps further ahead. Mike was the enforcer and Gus was the brains of that duo.
But yes, Mike did also lose his original money to the DEA too. That's what drove him to go into business with Walt and Jesse...after they took care of the laptop in S5E1.
Mike was doing OK with his money, until they went after his lawyer - Dan (not Saul).
He could have hid some money, with a letter to his daughter - in-law, to open it on Kaylee's 18th birthday...worth a shot as a backup.
Right, yeah I know what the magnet job was for. I was saying its been awhile so I forget the exact specifics. But when they used the magnet they broke the picture frame of Gus and his friend and it showed a bank account the DEA didn't know about. I was saying if Mikes money was included in that then you can't really blame him for losing his money THAT time. I forget whether or not his money was in there for sure though.
He could've left small amounts for her but I think his way had it worked out would be the best way. Wouldn't really be able to fit more than a few thousand in an envelope.
I also forgot about them using the same lawyer thing. I vaguely remember that guy being pretty shady though so with illegal stuff going on it kind of makes sense that they would all have the same guy. Not every lawyer is going to be okay with aiding directly in illegal activity.
The envelope would say where money is hidden.
shareWhat I don't get about that, was how did the DEA get a warrant to search the bank vault? I mean they didn't have any evidence on the lawyer at all, and could only follow him around. Hank was told that he could only follow the lawyer, and it was just his hunch, with no probable cause, so how was the DEA able to search the vault and find the money?
shareI didn't exactly see that clearly either.
Some legal loophole or something? That lawter seemed to "bribe" that lady with food so it seemed like something about how they were handling it was illegal? Like some simple little look the other way thing on something she thinks isn't really a big deal or doesn't understand. Hes stuffing the boxes with money and Hank just walks in. Kinda seemed like Hank had no right tobe there. Its been a long time since I watched it.
Mike should have just went ahead and had the 9 guys killed and be done with it. Even if you are paying them off you can only do that for so long. Depending on 9 people to keep quiet forever is just wishful thinking, and keeping them alive would have done more harm than good in the long run. Especially when Mike became a wanted man and went on the lamb, was Mike expecting those guys to still stay quiet?
shareDifference is, even though Mike was into pretty deep criminal activity, he was an "honest criminal with morals". He had no problem killing someone who he felt deserved it...like Lydia, for putting a hit out on him. But those were "his guys" and it would go against his "morals" to just kill them to cover up a connection to himself. He just wouldn't do it.
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