Waitaminute!!! "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts", ring a bell?
The iPad was graft for the people broking the deals, and in that respect, yeah, being a high-profile snazz-bucket really is pertinent.
So, the real deal is, they used these desirable commodities to shine and bling, catching the attention of these people. And these people thought, sure, ok, I can throw away some one else billions, and pocket this shiny toy at the same time.
In that respect, 80k in iPad graft probably saved about a million in real-money graft.
Corruption. It's the Midas touch, and just as damning.