Well, you could use a site like this:
https://localbitcoins.com/
but then again doing hundreds of these cash transactions in person seems like it would be stressful.
It's also safer because it seems the government isn't likely to setup a major investigation for the case of BTC "theft".
(I say "theft" because it is possible, but unlikely, that the owner of the wallet transferred the money to someone intentionally, to pay them or something.)