The jury's out on whether MtGox took the money and ran or lost the money and hid, right?

I'm not saying we should rely on mob justice. I'm saying that the risk of reprisal is a perfectly understandable reason not to commit certain crimes. These guys are public figures and would be easy targets for people who want to harrass or harm them, unlike for example a mask-wearing bank robber whom nobody can identify and who stole only the bank's money.