This story is gaining traction on Twitter, probably nothing to it. Whether he was a victim or not, and depending how he's viewed...he used incredibly bad judgement as a business deal is concerned, mostly wreckless when you borrow a substantial amount of money and need to rely on a secondary pay check to pay off debt...and that paycheck is coming from a University.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article115598008.html?platform=hootsuite
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article115598008.html?platform=hootsuite