[Poohbah]

He chose to break the law. He chose to make himself civilly liable for damages. He then chose to hide assets to avoid losing the house and the other goodies.

[Colofornian]

He chose to break the law.

As did Cory tenBoom, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Paul & Silas, the Hebrew spies, Jesus' family, Moses' mom, etc. etc. etc.

He chose to make himself civilly liable for damages.

Any good Samaritan in today's sue-happy client similarly puts himself at risk to be civilly liable if they assist an injured victim themselves.