Since I assume you payed in BTC , did you ever looked where those btc went , if they even moved?
I've never learned how to analyse the blockchain, but my money finished at this address after one single transaction:
https://blockchain.info/address/17hCi8apMUkzzLLJgUwfXxRJuykuo5Lcur@ninjarobot, thanks for the feedback about your legal "experience" so far.
Unfortunately i have to completely agree with you when you say that doing nothing and expect them to act as they should is just the right way to be completely screwed. They already made their intentions way to clear.