Hmmm. Interesting.
I can only name 1 person who is in this position you describe yet they are not fleeing Russia any time soon.
So according to your logic the North Korean hackers who borrowed $2BN in crypto are not criminals in North Korea's eyes despite the US government calling them criminals?
You might want to come with real world examples with a larger impact instead of tiny selective scenarios where almost nobody other than that 1 person would get themselves into.