Aside from whether or not this all is true, the more days have passed, the more entities are popping up being connected to btc-e in one way or another. It's quite frustrating since everything that pops up, slows down a potential attempt of people being partly refunded. And yes, I know that the chances of seeing anything back from btc-e were already near zero. US government definitely knows how to shake up things in a negative manner....
I understand that law enforcers have the duty to do...to run after people and organizations who and which scammed people of their money but the USA government authorities have to respect sovereignty...the whole world is not anymore at their disposal. This is actually one of the many reasons why the prestige once enjoyed by America is almost gone in the international scene.
The money that they have confiscated have to be returned to the right owners as soon as possible...that is if they are really after justice and not just to project their almost worthless paper-tiger power. Not returning the funds ASAP is akin to daylight robbery. Very negative, indeed!