In loving memory of Reena Virk, and all the other children in the care of the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Families, who have died and we are forbidden to speak of by law. Thursday July 2, 9:05 am Eastern Time  Company Press Release  SOURCE: Eisen & Associates   Eisen & Associates: Atlanta-Based Underground For Abused Families Appears Crumbling PHILADELPHIA, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the nation's most controversial underground movements for abused women and children appears to be crumbling.   Faced with a $100 million civil lawsuit and subpoenaed as a witness before a federal grand jury, Faye Yager, founder of Children of the Underground, hinted this week in a local TV interview that she may soon be folding her tent.   Yager did not elaborate except to confirm a report that her interview on ABC affiliate WSB-TV would be her last. ``There is something I will soon be putting behind me,'' she said. Responding to a question, Yager said she was ``terrified'' from threats by bounty hunters she had received after publicly admitting her role in helping the former wife of multi-millionaire banker Bipin Shah and his two young daughters disappear a year ago into her global underground network.   Last December Shah went public offering a $2 million reward for information leading to the return of his daughters, the largest reward of its kind in FBI history. Shah's bout with Yager's underground was detailed in a Time Magazine cover story on May 11 and was presented on ABC's PrimeTime Live on June 10.   Yager has been cited in court documents in this and other cases for failure to check facts on child and domestic abuse before helping a family change identity and often flee the country.   In Shah's case, there was no evidence of abuse either to his wife or his two daughters, Sarah Lynn, 8, and Genevieve Marie, 6.   ``What differentiates Faye Yager's organization from the others I've seen,'' says Shah, ``is that Yager fails to do her homework. She merely takes the word of a runaway spouse.''   Yager appeared on WSB-TV in Atlanta on June 27 confirming that she had been called to testify before a federal grand jury convening in Philadelphia to answer questions about the whereabouts of Shah's children. ``I would have to lie to you to say that I'm not scared,'' she told interviewer John Pruitt. ``I'm terrified,'' she said. She added, without explaining: ``There is going to be something to put behind me real soon.''   Meanwhile, a Mississippi woman who once served as a mentor to Faye Yager, has appealed to the embattled Atlanta woman to assist in the return of Shah's family.   ``I urge you to help bring these children home,'' writes Lydia Rayner of Long Beach, Miss., in a letter to Yager. Rayner once booted Yager from her organization. Rayner told Connie Chung on ABC's PrimeTime Live that Yager often failed to verify information on abuse claims and exaggerated reports to the news media.   ``Please do what is right,'' Rayner writes. ``I am sure when you first got involved with this case you believed in your heart this was the right thing to do. I ask you to open your eyes and your heart, to seek out the truth. Faye, you can undo this.''   In a recent five-day investigation in the Philadelphia area, Rayner met with police authorities, neighbors, business associates and others who know both Shah and his former wife, Ellen. Following that, Rayner says she found no spousal or child abuse on Shah's part.   In the letter, Rayner, who runs MARC, (Mothers Alliance for the Rights of Children), says she is determined to assist federal authorities in the search for the children unless Yager cooperates.   ``Faye, I feel I must get involved to help do what is only the right answer for these two little girls: to go to the authorities and work with them in their search and give them information to the workings of the underground,'' she writes in a letter dated June 20.   Rayner says her letter was prompted after she called Yager to solicit her cooperation in finding the Shah children. Yager, says Rayner, hung up the phone.   During a talk-show on WSB's radio affiliate in Atlanta, abused children was the subject of a four-hour call-in show on June 27. Yager did not appear but her controversial record was severely attacked by a number of hostile callers.   Yager started Children of the Underground in the late 80s after Rayner asked her to leave her own group. Yager is the subject of a $100 million civil law suit filed by Shah concerning Yager's role in the June 8, 1997, abduction of his two daughters.   SOURCE: Eisen & Associates   Deja News   Charter Challenge Activist arrested in L.A Dad sues over abduction Mother Jailed 60 Days for Access Denial Man sprays New York Court with Chicken Manure Hid Son from Dad 17 years, Woman freed Message from NAPPA Dad on Hunger strike Supreme Court Appointment Judge jails Dad Judge considers gender Invalid Dad facing Jail time Days as black as coal, False allegations A father fights stigma of abuse And sues CAS for $1.5 million Finally, the truth about Joe Roacha Wayne Allen Court Appearance Story! Warning, Family Law Change in Ontario Sexist Police Response to assault A Case of Child Abuse Win for Father's Rights Groups on Campus Wayne Allen wins!!! 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