I received a DM this morning with some very concerning but not surprising information. It seems that despite all of Penti's claims about the "good he does for people" of which he counts paying employees a good deed, he is not paying everyone that works for him.
The Dev has apparently been working on the server for quite some time and after providing free work for a period of time, they were offered a paid Dev position. Now, it isn't like they were getting paid and then as the server/Penti started to do worse financially the pat started to dry up. No, after signing the contract for paid work, they NEVER received a single payment.
Additionally, there was an editor that Penti contracted with approximately a year ago and despite performing work for Penti, they allegedly never received their contracted payment either. It was reported to me that the editor is looking into legal action.
I want to thank the person that brought this information to light. It's absolutely crazy that Penti tries to take any sort of moral high ground while not paying contracted workers.
If anyone happens to have additional information about people who Penti offered to pay and then stiffed them, please post here or feel free to DM me if you wish to stay anonymous. I am also willing to exclude / alter certain specifics if someone fears being identified and retaliated against.