[Ezcheeze]

Here's something that's really been bothering me about this situation. Even assuming your interpretation is correct and what Hachem did was not unethical. If he is to be allowed to do what he did then we must also allow other poeple who do not care about what is right or wrong but only about winning money, to take advantage of this situation. If the two people involved know eachother well enough to know they won't lie to eachother, then they can say exactly what Hachem said and no one will think anything is wrong but in fact they essentially colluded. There can be no recourse against them though if there isn't to be any against Hachem.