You deserve an update regarding this. I can say that nothing what so ever have changed in this matter.
I've given up regarding reclaiming the funds. I've personally lost about 228 BTC cause of this - and i know that I'm not alone in that...

Erick have been AWOL since the incident and I haven't had any success in contacting him.
A friend of mine visited his last know address in NY only to find out that there was noone around by that name.

Since the closure of Bitlc.net I've quited the entire bitcoin-community due to this incident. I haven't made a single transaction nor do i have any involvement in either Bit LC Inc. nor the bitcoin community anymore.
Bit LC Inc. is (as far as i know) no longer a company - i got a notification about a foreclosure due to unpaid taxes (i think), but as I'm not a board member nor responsible - I don't know anything more than that.

I'm personally really, really, really sorry for what's happened.
I feel personally responsible even tho people say that I shouldn't - but it was my project from the start and i really regret it went this way.
I've permanently damaged my own name, trust and my reputation - which was the reason for my "retirement".

See you some other time, some other place, or perhaps some other life.

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Yours truly, Jim