Reminds me of Carmack's involvement in the Oculus fiasco. When people with four-digit IQs start Googling things like "how to destroy a hard drive," you can bet that numerous lawyers are going to enjoy elevated job security in the near future.

How did that fiasco end? I lost track of the events after the initial accusations.

I never heard, actually. I believe Palmer Luckey ended up in somewhat more legal and/or financial trouble than John Carmack, but the magnitudes involved are probably under appeal.

Correction: at least one is an alleged trip to the hard drive shredder with little supporting evidence. The report mentions that the folk working at the shredder couldn't ID Levandowsky from a picture, and a receipt for the day in question could not be found. He also says he had paid in cash so there are no credit card transactions to corroborate the transaction.

This screams of shifty dealings.