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 Making it more difficult to find "something else" helps. Even in Russia, definitely in the US.

Also there are few things governments are good at, collecting taxes is one of those things. A few hundred thousand dollars worth of effort probably gets them a nice 8 figure settlement. Sure they could nail him on jaywalking, but that's not the same ROI. 
 yeah just be the perfect slave and you'll get less lashes 
 Worked for Gandhi. The Brits didn't get him for tax evasion, sex with a minor, etc.