As you probably have realized, Fred, I am usually very suspicious about various claims of dubious hardship.
But in this case, for now, I would be willing to give a little more rope.
As long as no more money changes hands for a while, just to see where it leads.
For some strange reason I cannot sense the red flags waving in the wind at the moment. But as it has often been the case, I could well be wrong in the assumption.