I agree, all is not lost here. I mean who would lend 500k to a company that you knew was a scam and had no potential to pay you back? I can't imagine a lending company sitting around the board room saying " I know let's flush $500,000 down the toilet, we're not using the money anyhow so lets give it to tbev, because that we know we'll never get the money back, there a proven scam anyway so we have nothing to worry about.
I really don't thing company work that way, and I have to believe they must have done some due diligence before making that size loan.
I agree with nut, they must know something!