Ok well then actually that may be a good thing his friends didn't jump in.

If you have a direct quote that there are more in line then maybe it's good friends won't help you because common sense says that they were at least aware of the problems and worse wouldn't fix it or at least dis-associate from it.

So maybe they can't be trusted either.

Good luck with your endeavors.

I would say don't give up on others all together it's tough doing it all on your own.