We wish to know whether the blameworthy will be punished (or at the least have to return their ill-gotten gains).

我们很想知道理应受到谴责的人是否会得到应有的惩罚(或者说至少应当归还他们的不义之财)。

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Shadow economy does not mean ill-gotten gains here, but legal economic activity that is not taxed.

这里的地下经济不是指非法获得的钱财，而是指虽然合法但是不纳税的经济活动。

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The line between legitimate research and ill-gotten information is fuzzy.

合法研究和不正当手段获取数据之间的界线是很模糊的。

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On the one hand many people probably think that Kenneth Lay was a scoundrel whose gains were ill gotten.

FORBES: Estate of Enron CEO Kenneth Lay Wins in Tax Court

Why not use those ill gotten profits of such offensive companies to get those companies to clean up their act?

FORBES: Socially Sensitive Stupidity

The SEC also named four Zirinsky relatives as "relief" defendants seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains.

WSJ: SEC Alleges Insider Ring Stemmed From AA Meeting