There's no real punishment for theft crimes anymore - even check fraud.

Bank fraud is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) and is punishable by fines of up to $1,000,000, or up to 30 years in federal prison, or both." 

Also how have you gotten around the tax punishments that were put in place?

Nonetheless, being a glutton for punishment, I still work the foreclosures, but I would not recommend it as a lucrative strategy to a new wholesaler.

every "horror story" of mine involved not knowing the information required, being complacent, or both.....do the work and good things happen, expect something for nothing and you will be punished.

Loopholes are a legal form of breaking the law with no punishment. 

One of those defining moments came about in August 1979 when inflation was out of control and global stock markets were being punished.

Or you could go with"You must have committed great sins for God to have visited a punishment like me upon you" -Ghengis Khan:)

Unless, you are gluten for pain,  punishment and the depletion of funds. 

Jason Arcuri - The four evictions I have gone through in the last couple of years went the whole way and I was actually glad it did because otherwise it wouldn't punish the tenant.