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Gale's Money

posted 8 years ago by eliotlandman
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So it's safe to assume that Gale was making the same amount as Walt during his tenure at Fring enterprises yet it's never even hinted as to how he laundered it. I don't recall his money being a subject after his murder either which doesn't really make much sense. A single 30orso year old would be under more scrutiny regarding a questionable income then a middleaged family man with dependents. Perhaps Gus laundered his money through the restaurant or dry cleaning business but it'd still seem hard to explain how a fast food worker/cleaner is making that much. Not to mention that Gus would be likely to distance himself from Gale's personal affairs no matter his affection for him. I don't doubt Gale was smart enough to handle it all on his own, I just wonder how he would've gone about it. Any thoughts? My guess would be he owned some sort of herb shop

[–] ErgonomicSpliff 8 years ago

Untaxed, under-the-table cash income is virtually undetectable unless you A. deposit it into a bank, B. invest it in a publicly traded stock or other commodity, C. make large cash purchases in a public place where people/shop owners witness it. Basically, not leaving a paper trail would have kept Gale from going under the IRS microscope.

Also, maybe Gale was on the payroll of Los Pollos or Madrigal, as a "consultant."

[–] Moonlighty 8 years ago

Makes sense.

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[–] Katiedidd 8 years ago

That is a good point that we never learn what he did with his money. Maybe APB never learned what he did with it to kick it back to a DEA investigation.

If Gale wasn't doing this long, I can see him sticking the money in storage and not getting to laundering it yet. Speaking about how much he made... I was always curious by that. With Jesse coming on and Walt spliting his money with him, what was supposed to be Gale's income got to be kept by Gus!