That's for sure, who knows what's is real or fake, but the reasoning still stands that the more people, and processes that are drawn into it, the greater the risk becomes. Put yourself in their position.
No, your reasoning does not stand. The larger and more complex the structure, the more opportunity for rats to infest it.
The same rats that pulled this crime spree off are the same rats that OWN the press, the military, and the government.