I always encourage site participants to conduct extensive research from as many sources as possible, then make a decision based on that research.
I don't have a dog in the Seduction fight, but have been through similar scenarios with an unscrupulous builder, who has been and still is the defendant in a number of civil suits, mainly for non-performance.
Specialty Auto-Works (SAW), the predecessor of Specialty Auto-Sports (SAS), had a judgement against them for approximately $420,000 for failing to build cars for about 20 buyers, all of whom had paid varying amounts of deposits, from about $8,000 to over $40,000. After the Tennessee state court delivered its judgement, SAW sought bankruptcy protection from the Eastern Tennessee Bankruptcy Court, and the entire amount owing was cancelled by the BK. Within a few weeks, SAW was out of business, replaced by SAS, with the same guy running the new company, Stephen W. Lawing.
Not only is such behavior lawful, but encouraged by BK attorney sites. They not only encourage potential clients to seek BK protection, they will tell them ways to increase the money they can keep from creditors immediately before and after the BK petition is filed.
Almost all of us on here are straight shooters. That doesn't mean that we never step on our appendages, but that we don't live our lives thinking of ways to get something for nothing. However, the BK process cares little for our spiritual compass or moral outlook, as some BK petitioners well know, especially those who engage in serial filings, i.e., repetitive bankruptcies.
If you think filing a civil suit will be successful, you may want to talk with competent counsel first about costs of suit versus the chance of collection from a defendant who has already filed BK. If you think you have a chance at bringing criminal charges, do some research and contact the district attorney's office in the county of Arizona where Seduction did business. They will have a consumer fraud department or can refer you to the appropriate agency for filing a consumer fraud claim. Many states, like California, have county District Attorneys, who prosecute state criminal matters. Some of the less-populated states do the same with a state Attorney General.
Please keep the site informed on what you decide. Shared knowledge increases our ability to fight back.