Don't worry, Jeff
Although it was more than just a mistake; it was a massive fuck up and a lot of good people got terribly hurt, but you didn't scam people ... big difference!
I read just about each and every article and watch all the videos that's are out there about it.
I have never read a testimony of somebody who was indeed involved who has accused you, many of them still blame you for dragging them into it and they're still upset with you ... of course ... but I have never seen any of them accuse you ... big difference!
This while it's really remarkable that of all the people that were actually involved, only 2 of them accuse you; Ken and his fake account ...
Of course you still need to clean up that mess. As it's not only a cloud hanging over your own head, but it's a problem for the steemit community as a whole; you're the most followed person on steemit ... Jeff ... you HAVE TO fix this!
Amen to that last bit. Fortunately, it's not too late. There's still the potential for a great redemption story here.
And he could help finance it all with Steemit!