I own and operate aN LLC company in Florida. I basically sell vehicles from New Zealand into the Caribbean. I purchase them from New Zealand dealers and ship them to Miami and then ship to various caribbean islands. On one particular transaction, my customer paid for 2 x vehicles upfront and I had to special order them for him. I located the vehicles in NZ and paid for them via a wire transfer. After a few weeks of getting the run around, I found out the company in NZ has closed and filed for bankruptcy. I do not have the funds to return to my customer in Florida just yet and I have flown to NZ to try and get a refund, but so far no luck.
Can I be held personally accountable for this? The amount was US$12,000. Can I be arrested for theft? I am doing everything I can to get the money together for my customer.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

