The dev is Patrick Nosker, he has more than a big enough footprint online so go google him. There's enough evidence to accept that, unlike hidden devs on this forum, it wouldn't make sense for him to be risking his own business and personal reputation on a coin scam.
Well if you think a online footprint will help you... look at this
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=454186.msg6278887#msg6278887