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It’s not a defense but traditionally this was balanced by laws requiring a mens rea component - or a guilty mind.

With the rise of strict liability crimes for everything this balance is no longer in place. The Overton window has moved dramatically from where it was when that phrase was coined.

I don't think they made that much. At 6-9 million in transfers, that would be a 10-15% commission, which feels quite high.

But maybe that is typical when doing illegal transactions.

10-15% sounds reasonable. For example currently Bitcoin trades at $6325 on Coinbase, while cash offers on LocalBitcoins are at around $7000 per BTC.

Disclaimer: unless you're the police.

Systemic issues are behind the scope of this thread.