If they're that good/fast/ambitious, they likely already have a criminal record and can't get hired for anything that pays worth a damn.
Intentional or not, the US has done a damn fine job of making crime the best logical choice some people can make.
Sure, sure, there was whatever fuckwitery got them pinned in the first place; most of the time that is truly on them. And some will always be Goons. But there's a portion who want to come out and stay clean, but look at the choice between furniture mover/burger flipper, under the table <something>, or go back to what they know.