Here's the truth, take it or leave it. JJ has never been paid and never will be paid at MW. He also does not use ghosts except once posting as Belmont (after being banned) when he was involved in a team challange at some horse forum, and needed to tell the team leader his picks.
He told me right from the start when Ken offered him money. I was surprised knowing that JJ doesn't even take bonus's from books, or even play in contests. When I asked why he said it was just too funny to resist, and I knew it was something he would throw in Ken's face some day. I asked if Ken told him not to post at MW when he started paying him and he said, no, Ken never told him that. Anyway, that Ken and Pete so vehemently denied it was pretty funny, and after being confronted with the neteller evidence the new story they came up with had me rolling my eyes.
I like JJ personally but could live without 85% of his posts. Russ doesn't like him and would just as soon we ban him permanently, but leaves it up to us.