There’s nothing to whipping a fool

Hell, fools were made to be whipped

But to take another pro, even your partner, who knows you, and has his eye on you — that’s a score.

No matter what happens.

. . . From the PR announcing the arrest:

While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle. We thank the USPIS for their partnership in investigating this case, and we remain dedicated to rooting out and prosecuting fraud wherever we find it.

Thanks to several commenters for pointing out this ortolanesque detail.