Gotta say there is quite the "peanut" gallery here....I would venture to guess that most have never ventured out into the "real" business world and put some "skin in the game". Nonetheless, they are sure are quick to criticize. Some of the most successful entrepreneurs in history have crashed and burned and gotten back up and made their next venture a success and gone on to make fortunes....some hit bottom 3 or more times but finally made their dream a reality.
A great success story is George Foreman the boxer who went from banruptcy and is now worth an estimated $300,000,000. Not to mention Donald Trump, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Francis Ford Copolla, and even rapper MC Hammer and even all who hit bottom but had the drive to keep going and make themselves a success.
When the going gets tough the tough get going and when you get 'tossed under the bus' if you have character then you act like a stand up guy. I don't know the KRL, never talked to him or done business with him, but my gut feel is he will get everyone paid back, with interest.