The link to the bounty info and others are broken. just FYI.
Edit: just figured out you forget the ":" on every link.
By the way, the escrow agent is the founder's family?
Probably the wife. Trusting fellows right? Which makes sense they don't trust anyone who will handle their escrow. Its already moneys and moneys, they can't allow anyone stopping them from withdrawing their money.
Frankly speaking, that's just ridiculous and make the "Escrow agent" rather useless.
Escrow agent should be someone who's trusted among public and that's why it's called "escrow" and represent the function of its existence.