&gt; If I made millions legally, then why in the world would I decide to start making all subsequent money illegally?<p>I would suggest you pose that question to this guy:  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bernard_Madoff" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bernard_Madoff</a><p>&gt; They&#x27;re freezing all moneys that could conceivable by subject to a fine. It&#x27;s not just the $5000, but everything. That&#x27;s extremely problematic from a rights standpoint.<p>From what I read, it&#x27;s only freezing what&#x27;s necessary to pay them back.  That&#x27;s not a public defender defending him in the oral arguments.  So this is only problematic as far as your Sixth Amendment right to counsel goes as long as you allow the public defenders to be ineffective and expect people to be able to get better lawyers with more money, leaving those with less money less able to defend their legal rights.<p>Now it&#x27;s fair to say that the government seizing money in other contexts, like civil asset forfeiture, is problematic.  It&#x27;s just not something this case is about.