Email Claborn5 and let him know about this thread.
Then contact the police department in his area- let the officer know that you would like to arrange a conference call with the entire group of buyers who have been scammed- Set the conference call up through ATT with a passcode. When the officer has a large group all of which are willing to take action- I expect he will move.
For whoever is traveling to his jurisdiction I would make him the point person for collection.
If you go after him as a group, I have a gut feeling that you have a good chance to collect.
I recommend you take this offline and coordinate. A structured professional approach to the police will get a quick and directed response.
Scorp