I have no idea if that's the case or not....and I don't...

I have no idea if that's the case or not....and I don't care....personally I'd never heard of the vast majority of those characters until I saw you banging on and on and on about them here which you continue.
Maybe you should contact those people and tell them of your grievances/what you think? It might get that weight off your chest and you'll feel better ?
And of course there's no such thing as deceptive and dodgy commission driven Real Estate Agents is there or in many other sales driven occupations for that matter. LOL
But you've sidestepped the issue in my post.