Quoted from DanQverymuch:I still don't think he went into this with the intention of scamming anyone. He was riding high on the adoration being heaped upon him, and when the devil in the details finally made reality come crashing down around him, he did and said all the wrong things, like a cornered rat, as I've said before.
Hey, can I get some redemption if I just say I'll shut up about it now? If he pulled in a cool million, it must be somewhere, and I do hope justice is served and what money remains is returned. His kids will survive; hell, my parents barely scraped by and I'm doing okay...
But he did not go in with a business plan
You want a loan from a bank, you need to produce a plan. You need to show that you understand what it takes to produce a product