I wonder how much BTC-e knew about these money sources. Were they a general "don't ask, don't tell" laundering operation that just so happened to be used by these people because it was their best laundering option, or were they directly involved in some of the hacks?
What are the odds that whoever was running BTC-e also happened to be involved in any of those hacks? It's definitely a case of "don't ask, don't tell" and perhaps, making that policy known.
I always thought this was possible, btce was set up by a group of crypto currency hackers, they are in a perfect position to know how exchanges work and the possible security issues they may have, they also have an easy way to launder the stolen coins. Further, bad publicity for their competitors is good publicity for them.
