they should have created their own business under a different domain name. one search via google and they should have known that 1xbit has a lot of unresolved cases. they are just giving a headache to themselves. but if the new management is not legit, it means, the OP is just trying to catch some naive players to play on the site using their name. and probably disappear once they got a hold of some money.
On a more serious note, I don't take the ops seriously because there is nothing to show his credibility even if the 1xbit official has not discarded the claims it is still obvious that no one will believe this story.
-most especially knowing the bad reputation and image of the company here in the forum, which makes it unattractive. Most forum members.