There seems to be an abundance of evidence against Briner and his associates.
Why Briner chose to go about it the way he did might have something to do with the idea that while he was trying to build credibility on one front, he got very sloppy and it opened doors on another. He has left many loose ends scattered all over the place.
In many respects, John Briner reminds me of the convicted stock fraud, grand theft and forgery felon Patrick Downs, the CEO of IDWD.
Downsie has always gotten himself in more trouble because of the image he has tried to build to pull off his scams. As people discovered the image was created on false information, they looked deeper into the real crimes he has committed.