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Javed Ali, Federal Newswire: It's a pretty remarkable story when you think about it, and it's so brazen. But what I thought about when I was in government, and now that I've been out for the last few years, [is that the] system is pretty fragile. The reason why most people don't commit those crimes or engage in that activity is because it's illegal. There's this perception that you're being watched anyways.