Busted!!

Busted!!: Oh Crosby, we've tried to go evil, but when we tried it, we got busted! It was awefull, lost all those holds, all our cargo and to make matters worse, our alignment dropped!! How can we avoid this 'busted' buisness?
YOU CAN'T!!: Getting busted is just part of the biz, and there is just no way around it. You can go for a whole day without getting busted one day, then the next day get busted three times in 50 turns.
But: but, but how can I afford to keep stealing if I'm always gonna get busted?
Quit whining!!: Did you really lose all that much? Let's take a look at this. You swiped a quarter of a Mill. of Equip. and then sold it back to the schmucks who you stole if from earlier. You got 2 Exp. points every time you bought the stuff, plus another 3-8 pts. when you stole it back. Didn't you notice this? It all evens out on the average. You're glum at losing 5-7 holds and all that cargo, but you've swiped 1/4 Mill. right? Buy yourself some new holds, and if it makes ya feel better, they're FRESH holds, brand spankin' new. Not that it matters... And what about that cargo, what 65-150 holds of 'bunny food' that equals what 10K at the most? Man, get a hold of some perspective...
Bottom Line;: Your profits from crime will always, yeah verily, always outweigh the cost from busts. If the authorities are really after you on a given day, work on your homebase, or search for the Goodies.