I don't care what your friend says or what you believe, but I am not involved with HW. If I was part of it then I would be anonymous as I know how much grief they get, including death threats. Lots of people are connected in different ways, but it doesn't mean they collaborate. All I did was talk to people to get you out of this mess and I don't want to have to do that again. Making threats online is never a good idea as it just turns more people against you. If anyone retaliates for that then it's your issue to deal with, not mine.
Go in peace.