Is this good news?
If this is true then it would solidify the claim the libertarians make. Essentially, the loss of people's saving and lives which were blamed on Gox would be now targeted on the Govt. This at a time when there are talks about fruitful regulations would make it more difficult.
It would also cast the joint statements from other exchanges in bad light. It would be like throwing Gox under the bus to increase their market cap.
I suppose the good news is that "the coins are not lost but temporarily unavailable".