Well, at least he should have chosen a country where the maximum penalty for what he did is not open end. He may face several times life in the USA now while in Germany for example he would face max. 15 years.
Everyone seems to forget he was running a business that was illegal in every (?) country in the world. Germany could jail him, then deport him and the US might try him and jail him. Germany might also decide to extradite him directly.
I think it'd be hard to become a citizen of a country that has nice imprisonment terms, is where you want to live, and will ensure you're only tried once and never extradited.
Long-term, the best strategy probably would have been to launder the money[1], then become a large donor/philanthropist and get lots of political friends and great lawfirm on retainer. That way if they do catch up to him he's in a better position to deal with the DoJ.
