Ellen that result sucks but I can see why you took it in the end. $2000 in the pocket (well hopefully if it arrives) is better than nothing.
Hopefully they can now begin to deal with all the other affiliate complaints that are in the queue. Whilst mine is nowhere near the quantum of your problem as it’s just locked accounts and no notice about doing it, anybody who visits CAP or GPWA is well warned not to deal with these people.