This is nonsense. Without writing an essay here, you are apparently focusing on the criminals in jail.
There are plenty of very successful and intelligent criminals that have long, prosperous careers in theft.
Bernie Madoff ran a very successful, very illegal Ponzi scheme until he was nearly 80.
And that's not even to touch on the internet ability to let you violate the laws of counties you aren't physically in against citizens your gov doesn't care about (eg Russia to US), and therefore greatly reduce the risk for punishment.
There are plenty of very successful and intelligent criminals that have long, prosperous careers in theft.
Bernie Madoff ran a very successful, very illegal Ponzi scheme until he was nearly 80.
And that's not even to touch on the internet ability to let you violate the laws of counties you aren't physically in against citizens your gov doesn't care about (eg Russia to US), and therefore greatly reduce the risk for punishment.