Thanks for the info...
These guys are scum bags! I cant' even get it renewed and they do not respond to email, one phone is disconnected and the other phone never answers. Anyone ever have any luck reporting problem registrars to ICANN?
They're scumbags without question. I went through the exact same thing, but they finally replied to me after a month or so. My domain went eight days past expiration, and I thought I was going to lose it. I was flaming pissed throughout it all.
Just blast the hell out of them in every domain forum you can find. Lay out your exact case, and report the specific domain as stolen just in case it drops. There are kind people out there that would help you get the domain back if they can. Maybe someone will know someone, who might be able to send a direct note to them and get it resolved. Perhaps that's what worked for me, because after I went public they replied.
I did report OnlineNIC, and many other rogue registrars to ICANN. To date I have never received so much as a confirmation they received my emails. I swear the internet has regressed badly in the last couple of years. Any form of recourse seems to hinge solely on who you know, or how much time you have to slander the other party into doing the right thing. Any legal recourse for assets worth under 5K seems non existent in my experience...