I've noted it also... and its not the first instance, where you can see that having the open communication channel here has done far more to ENABLE the business in succeeding... than management have done by trying to prevent any and all communication.
That's a fascinating and telling observation, in itself...
The behavior you see from management... looks more and more like "the job" that their new bosses at the banks have put them up to... is mostly about trying to keep the skeletons in their closets.
That would best explain, perhaps, why they've been doing all they have in avoiding a filing ?
When I see people threatening others... that tends to make me think more about the probable influence of organized crime infiltrating management.
Who knows... maybe they'll find a way to "claw back" some of the money that's been taken out of this company over the years ?