I'm glad they cut this short. If I had gotten one of these emails for a blog or non profit I was part of it would have stressed me out too. You gotta do research into the law, understand your exposure and possibly start reaching out to lawyer friends for help or an actual lawyer you have to pay for what amounts to a research study. I read the email they were sending. It was pretty forceful.
So they stopped it because they were making people think they might be under investigation? Couldnt you add an Im a private citizen statement or such? We all deal with strange situations when trying to sell things, online or face-to-face.