"perhaps he can answer for himself and I doubt he is or ever was a shareholder unless you're counting being short and that would explain his angst on the eve of sales."
I believe he did. SaulGoodman posted a few links where he indicated he was a shareholder:
Yes, I understand your penny stock also is the real deal, created with the inventiveness of Edison and destined to be the next Microsoft. Yes, I understand that the delays are also only because your company is making their product and/or technology even more revolutionary.