Hi Trdg - you bring up a good point. I think 3x gave a good answer with specifics. But, I will give a more broad answer, which really lies at the absolute heart of the CYDY saga:
The reason many are unsure about Pestell (and some are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt), is that most have finally realized that 100% of what NP said was unreliable.
He was unreliable when he welcomed Pestell aboard, agreeing to the massive stock purchase price. And, he was unreliable when he terminated Pestell. We have no idea what to believe, but the best option seems to be to choose against the most recent thing that NP did.
(And, please.....no one jump in and say that "NP didn't engineer the Pestell deal." NP engineered everything.)