It all depends on how you define "crook". I can't prove that the CEO broke any specific laws. In fact he may have operated within the rules of the SEC and other laws, but SavWatt is still a SCAM. It was created for the sole purpose of selling shares of stock. There was never any intent to operate a legit LED company; or to open Eco-Hubs, or any of the other claims they made. The factory in Baltimore was an elaborate ruse. The machine that was going to coat the bulbs to make them waterproof was a hoax. The "workers" were brought in from a sheltered workshop for a photo-op and then never paid. The list goes on and on. Go back and read the posts from the past. Especially yoyomama; he figured out the scheme early on.