I don't think everyone in the project was dishonest, although those who aren't were startlingly naive to get into this position.
They should not be sticking around, all things considered.
One of them said so, but said it was just Raja's friends and associates, nobody from bitcointalk or the general community. Neither I nor NewsBTC were even aware of it, actually.
To your knowledge, do they have any other accounts on Bitcointalk? NewsBTC and you should probably keep a distance from this project.