What legal action action can be taken against unpaid salary?

My company has not paid me my salary for the last 5 months. When I ask them about it, they just say it will be paid within a month or next week, but it never happens. I now believe they are shutting down their business within a month, as they are already in a lot of debt. I have all the necessary proof and documents ready. Can someone please help me with what actions I should take to get my money? I would prefer not to go to court, but I want to take action that will pressure them to release my salary. They are also very afraid to show their financial records because they have committed a lot of fraud, so we might be able to leverage that.