User blog comment:AYET/An awkward situation - Rayleigh at GR12 after Luffy's departure/@comment-115.242.127.24-20121023074823/@comment-4754162-20121023080048

Not quite so AWC. Remember during Rayleigh's face off with Kizaru, Rayleigh did ask for the marines to discard his bounty (so he can retire in piece) but Kizaru stated "The sins of a pirate do not simply disappear... much less those of the Roger pirates" (ch512 p2). That clearly indicates they (Roger pirates) still have an active bounty and is quite a high priority target.