Any contracts TF thinks he has with the people who settled may not be enforceable.
To find out, he needs his day in court. We're more than willing to give him that opportunity.
It seems to me that if you make a deal with someone, and then take someone to court to break the contract, then you're a scammer...
It seems to me that if you make a deal with someone then steal their property, then try to make a deal with them to return a small portion of it to avoid prosecution, then any deal forced on the victim under duress is unenforceable.