When you think of heists, you probably think of masked men, bank robbers, and priceless art. But governments carry out heists, too. In this episode, we explore a billion dollar bank heist carried out by North Korean hackers; one carried out by a dictator who pledged to rule for a billion years; and a jewel heist that destroyed diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand. --- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.