Thanks for your support, tashi. There are many more Berwick/TDV Immigration victims out there. The problem is that most give up too easily and disappear after writing on RipOffReports or a similar site if they do anything at all.
Many of them have been taken for $50k or more and got zilch. Fortunately, I'm only in the hole for $11,400 and I did get residency. I have another article in the works for Monday. I don't plan on relenting until I get my refund, even if it takes several years.
Truly sad situation. I live in Panama. My wife and I got our permanent residency for $3300 for the two of us. That is the equivalent of a green card in the US. After 5 years we can get citizenship and a passport.