They made him a law professor.
When they saw the watches they knew he was ready for a quick promotion.
When I Google Professor Hankins’ name though hit number 3 is an erased Instagram (law school related) post that is still indexed in search, that had a link to his rap sheet.
I remember before he got kicked out of his first law school he kept making posts daring people to report him because “nobody cares.”
I think he conned himself into believing Josh didn’t get him kicked out the first time. I’m sure the school just told him he was denied because of some unrelated technicality instead of an anonymous tip.