http://forum.neverbeg.com/showthread.php?t=197750
this is a pretty big dramabomb over on neverbeg. it is pretty boring to read because there are not many lurid details (yet). it appears that mark ortega had his student loan denied, and is moving, so he needed money badly. he got a 3k stake and a 1k loan from a "friend" and then withdrew the money and concocted this story.
ortega has 12k+ posts on neverbeg since joining in '06, and is apparently a high profile poster there, who has often called himself the most trustworthy neverbeg user, and was highly critical of other people who "rolled" their backers. for some weird reason he didn't expect his flimsy story to be refuted so easily and thoroughly by pokerstars. after hostjacob posted the rebuttal on neverbeg, ortega has disappeared from the forum. however some of his backers have implied they have enough of his personal info to be able to contact him.
back in the day 2+2 used to have some good busto stories/scandals, but now that everyone here is so baller and internet savvy, we are starved for such tales. luckily there are sites like neverbeg where the half-ass grinders and true degens of this community are able to share their experiences.