It'll be interesting to see how much resources the relevant law enforcement agency assigns to this case and how succesful they are at apprehending the culprits.
It's an interesting question of how much resources law enforcement should assign to a case like this.
Many fierce proponents of Bitcoins are the anarchy-leaning libertarians. Its appeal is that government agencies can't track and tax it (or have a tougher time with it)
While I do think a crime has occurred, it feels a bit like collecting a benefit you refused to pay into.
NB I think I'll re-read Halting State:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_State