April 18, 2013, Increased Trading Volume Breaks Mt. Gox BTC $181.66 over 10 days drops to $122.90

April 18, 2013,MtGox withdrawal delays [Gathering]
Customer complaints about long delays were mounting as of February 2014, with more than 3,300 posts in a thread about the topic on the Bitcoin Talk online forum.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179586.0

May 2, 2013 CoinLab filed a $75 million lawsuit against Mt. Gox, alleging a breach of contract

May 14, 2013, Mt. Gox Dwolla account frozen by DHS BTC $114.33 over 10 days rises to $128.80
On 15 May 2013 the US Department of Homeland Security  seized money from Mt. Gox's U.S. subsidiary's account with payment processor Dwolla asserting  that the subsidiary was not licensed by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), was operating as an unregistered money transmitter in the US.

During the negotiations Karpeles’s attorneys allegedly brought up Silk Road . They said that Mark Karpeles was willing to give up Silk Road operator “Dread Pirate Roberts” if he “could get a walk on his charges.”