I was supporting other members of the team because I believed in their capabilities. I didn't realize they were stupid enough to not have a more firm agreement with Brad and just accepted working as contractors until after the fact. In this I do agree I deserve the retard title. It was foolish, but I wasn't completely stupid, I made sure the payment was out side of the site and that I didn't agree to anything. I figured he wouldn't get back to me about it. I also had this little gem from Tom who is #2 in the company:"[13/04/2014 13:51:26] Tom Sampson: Hey sorry I got your message late. I'm unable to refund any money. Brad has always controlled %100 of the money, with his PayPal and 2Checkout accounts, and to my knowledge no one else has even been able to view account balances. If I could, I would certainly refund every dollar Brad took if I could."Why the fuck you would give that junkie 3k??
This was likely one of the other major factors they awarded in my favor because I was basically told my request for a refund was granted.
And yes, again, I am ashamed for being an idiot and spending a dime over there.