I have no idea how things will pan out with Steve Nico William's and the bad press he has gotten recently for, well not being a honest as he should have been if, if some threads are to be believed.

But, I know of a good number of businesses that were started and and become very big by people who were very less than honest in their early days.

And here they are:

-Apple's Steve Jobs - GUI and mouse - taken from Xerox's PARC.
-Cisco Systems' Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner - copy of the University's multiple-protocol router software - taken (stolen) from Stanford University.
-MicroSoft's Bill Gates - Steve Job's concept of a computer - taken from Apple. - So Steve Job's asserted at least.
And, when he was 19 he was arrested for speeding and driving without a license and this would not be the last time.
British TV's Steven Fry - credit card fraud - taken from a Family friend.
Film Star Mark Wahlberg - racism and GBH - 2 Vietnamese men severely assulted.
Raps' 50Cent - drug peddling - Sold cocaine to a UC policeman.
Martha Stewart - Felony of conspiracy and obstruction of a federal agency.
Dog the Bounty Hunter - Outlaw Biker Gang.