I know who you're talking about, and yeah, I also always found his behavior pretty weird, not to mention insanely elitist, so honestly… good riddance!
That said, despite all his oddness, he did seem like the kind of person who at least respected the collaborators, not naming them or anything, but who knows. There are so many shady figures in the community who could pull something like this off. Lord Jackson, for instance, is exactly the type who'd do anything to get his hands on some unreleased material.
Years ago there were even some pseudo-collectors on another forum who hacked into other members PCs just because there were fellow collectors in the chat. Really sad stuff.