User blog comment:Will od D./Monkey D. Dragon bounty ?/@comment-69.160.122.84-20101010175544/@comment-1696474-20101011184316

Rayleigh has a bounty, and he was the right hand of Roger. Kizaru even said pirate bounties never go away, and I highly doubt you can make it to Yonkou or "Most Wanted Criminal" status without racking up a decent bounty at some point