The bancarrota filing was the only thing we could do.  I had resigned as Senior Vice President, but had to stay on due to the fact that I was the only one who knew the entire manufacturing process.  This was really uncomfortable.  But the company didn't have any choice.  I felt totally embarrassed.  It was my fault the company was in the shape is was, due to my carelessness.  I didn't do enough due diligence.  We were in contact with the German authorities, but not one of the men we had met with was to be found.  Interpol even had notices out on them, but all we had were pictures.  They have assumed identities of people long dead.  The German law firm wasn't even sure what they could be charged with even if they were wedged; Maybe some type of fraud.  The only thing we would accomplish in catching them would be to perhaps find out who is behind this, and why.  We suspected some of our competition.   Our company lawyer, Thomas, did some research on our competitors across the country and world, and found a number of suspects that we could pin this on.  We had no reason or authority to pursue an investigation though.