To answer your question, I think it was a bit of both. Every person wants to leave their legacy behind and in the process, one may get greedy and walk down unethical routes. But the fact that it was fueled by the system was truly no help. The point is, MAYBE at the end of the day one must take responsibility for their actions even in a broken system.
He was caught but there may be so many still doing this fake work as the system of verification is not available.
To answer your question, I think it was a bit of both. Every person wants to leave their legacy behind and in the process, one may get greedy and walk down unethical routes. But the fact that it was fueled by the system was truly no help. The point is, MAYBE at the end of the day one must take responsibility for their actions even in a broken system.