Criminal justice reform has been a big PR stunt for the Koch brothers from the get go, to help them improve their brand. It makes perfect sense for them to join the White House’s “ban the box” initiative–it’s an important policy to help people with convictions have a fair chance to work.

But let’s not overlook the Koch’s ulterior motive: Koch Industries needs to “check the box” because they were caught and fined for trying to hide their criminal convictions on dozens of federal filings.

Over the years, Koch Industries has been charged with multiple felonies, more than $90 million in fines and out-of-court settlements for its environmental violations, workers’ comp lawsuits from serious injuries, including deaths of their employees.

Backing good policy, yes, gets the Kochs good headlines…but it doesn’t cover up how they’ve played the system to protect their profits and cover their hides.