Thanks for that post. I would agree that's probably the best response I've gotten to this question.
I do hope though that you or any of us deeply invested in this do not get "worn out" to the point we just walk away. Legal action must be taken and these guys need to be locked away. Recovering my money would be nice but I will get more satisfaction in seeing these criminals (if this is a scam) locked away, perhaps in a cell next to Bernie.