I too share your concern of a pack and ship deal. Not initially so because of restructuring, but after reading the issues with withdrawal from this thread and now the both of you adding to it as well. I imagine you all, like the original poster of this thread, would have saved some chat logs, copies of withdraw requests and so on documenting your requests and any resistance to honor said requests. If either of you have, filing a case here would likely have more of a result than just about anywhere else you could take your gripe. In my case, the mere mention of FPA being alerted to my situation got us off the merry-go-round of excuses and on the road to a resolution. I will also say, the fact that they resolved my issue without me having to put it on public display makes me believe they are going to open up on or after Oct, 7th. If not, why even settle with me at all? Why not just say eff you and go on with getting ghost. I was given all my money back, because this forum has a reputation and a high standard. I have read Pharaoh giving the business to brokers for far less than outright fraud or withdraw denial. I doubt this will be taken lightly. I do have a joke size account with FBI as it stands. How these issues turn out will determine if I ever deposit any money with them again. So from that perspective I am very interested in seeing these cases resolved(in a good way). Aside from that my own personal reputation is also at stake as I have sent many of my personal friends to trade there, with no personal benefit. Thankfully, none of them are in this position, but I won't be handing out any broker references in the near future, period.
Don't underestimate the value of filing a case to yourself and others here, however small the case may be, in this forum. I suggested that you both think about filing actual cases if you have legitimate issues so as not to come off as users who might be taking an opportunity to make unsubstantiated claims. I am hard, but I am fair! I am really ticked off at FBI, but I also don't think it would be fair to see them smeared for p00ps and giggles. So file a case, if you will.
I have two active accounts with other brokers I won't mention because I don't want to endorse them at this point.