That was weird.  I never heard of that kind of story before.  If they were told that they are illegally transmitting money without a license, would that mean that they were being monitored? 

I do not think that it would happen to me.  Bitcoin is legal in my country.  Maybe those person who were charged with illegal transmission of money may be involved in some crime before.  They must have used bitcoin to cover up some of their illegal activities.  Bitcoin is legal to sell.  Everyone is doing it.