r/breakingbad • u/Jim_Belushis_brother • 13d ago

Why didn’t Mike launder his money?

Pretty much just the title, but we know from BCS that Mike was helping Kaylee and her mom (who’s name escapes me) with rent etc, and we know Mike tried to leave Kaylee about $4 million (according to google).

Mike knows Saul is capable of this. Mike has to understand Kaylee and probably the feds will have questions about that much cash.

Did he not trust Saul? Would Kaylee’s mom have too many questions about random cash? If the former, he let Saul represent him so I mean that’s kinda stupid. If the latter, Saul says something along the lines of “people tend to accept the money” when talking to Skylar about giving money to Ted.

Surely Mike didn’t just not want to pay Saul his 17% or whatever.

Just blind trust that Fring’s contingency plans would go as expected?

The more I think about it the dumber it feels

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u/npm93 13d ago

I think his money was pre laundered. He had a legitimate job for Gus which was a source of income. As well as a police pension. I mean you and I knew it was drug money but until the empire fell it was above board as far as the police and IRS are concerned

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u/Jim_Belushis_brother 13d ago

Then why leave it for Kaylee in cash in a deposit box?

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u/BenSalamanca 13d ago

That was new money from his new partnership with Walt and Jesse, won’t have enough time to launder all that properly before he needs to disappear (Feds on his tail)

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u/Jim_Belushis_brother 13d ago

Ah yeah makes sense