People forget this. I remember in the early 2000s when he was known as Kimble and ran pump and dump scams, and had a website of him on private jets and fancy cars partying with his illicit gains. Now he is known as some anti authority hero to many.
People are really poor judges of character and people are so desperate for a certain kind of hero that anyone who appears to fill those shoes will and you can't persuade them with facts.