You know, everyone who says, "I met him once/twice, and he was a cool guy", that doesn't mean squat. I can tell by his "apology" and the way him and his gaggle of clowns tried to sweep this under the rug, that they know PR crap. It's not hard to act like a fantasic person, to sell stuff. No one is going to buy anything from you, if you're not friendly and bright, that's basic business.
He spent 2+ years selling off traced art, never once saying he did it, where he traced from, and called it his "original" work. Anyone who pointed it out, was banned from his facebook group, and blocked on Twitter. He made a living off selling them, and that was admitted to a few times on his page by him, and his admins. He's pretty much a scam artist.