You can check the properties for the author's name and then check out the owner of glpdirect.com. (He has also registered a number of other domain names, but nothing of any significance as far as I can tell.)
I very much doubt this guy is a major player -- probably just some run-of-the-mill pumper -- but he might have connections to some of the bigger players. I also suspect he was a poster here, but I better not say any more than that. LOL!!