I don't know about "escaping all consequences," unless his idea of "escaping all consequences" is having to watch his back for the rest of his life. Seems like a pretty dumb way to make a few million bucks, IMHO.
Either that or, now that it occurs to me, we might have been a front for drug laundering. That would also have fit the evidence. Huh.
The question is, will the situation change? It might. Many modern reliable systems grew out of shaky or illicit foundations.
But that's little solace in the meantime.
Arguably, those systems became reliable because of the adoption of standards of practice, insurance and regulation. Even the mafia has rules (and a means of enforcing them.)
I don't know about "escaping all consequences,"
unless his idea of "escaping all consequences"
is having to watch his back for the rest of his
life.
I doubt more than 5% of mtgox investors have the losses, the stomach and the connections to get me murdered. So I'd still have 50% of the money left over at the end.
I think you might be overestimating the leverage you have with just your BTC