"I wonder if Sam is chef?"
Let the witch hunt continue...
and to answer you...
No. I know Sam. Lives in same town. He's a good guy and a lot of folks worked very hard to bait him into a troll trap. Shouldn't have fallen for it and not saying it's right to react but damn... Some days it feels as though RWI takes as much (if not more) pleasure in going on witch hunts and power trips than just enjoying the hobby. And Sam is one of the most experienced gen traders I know, a big loss to the community.
Again, I don't know all the story and the proof you have that back up the allegations against chef. I assume it's substantual. I, like Sam, have had nothing but great interaction with Chef and some of my top pieces were worked on by him. And I will leave it at that.
(Now start your theory that I am also Sam/chef/big foot/lochness monster)
I wonder if Sam guy is another NCchef? ;-D