He admits to what he's done in his book. Doesn't sound like someone trying to hide something. I'm not saying he is a great guy, but anyone could read the book and judge for themselves.
Not sure any of that is the real issue here.
If you put half this effort into creating something yourself you might actually get somewhere in life! Or you could just sit behind your pseudonym and be a keyboard warrior...
When I take millions of dollars from the people here at bitcointalk, then you can criticize what I'm doing.
Since you are the one taking their money, you are the one that gets scrutinized.
Have they really taken that much? I would have been surprised if they had sold six figures of this thing. Are there really a lot of people in the community who have bought in?