“...5 convictions ...”
That is five more than anyone I would trust ...
Maybe so. But I would wager my last year’s wages against yours that you would have gotten 5 convictions for the same thing under the conditions of Italian justice at the time. And if you think that people being asked to hand over money to someone so untrustworthy are also so stupid as to not perform enhanced due diligence, you are a fool (and I want to play poker against you).