ZD: I don’t think you can admit something for someone else. Maybe if they’re found guilty we can say they did wrong based on the evidence. But at this stage – without any indictments or arrests – it’s all speculation.
Also, don’t kid yourself. No matter who we stick up for, if frum Jews and Mosdos are in the press negatively, we are all guilty by association in the eyes of the world.
On the other side of the coin, the Spinka Rebbe, was faced with charges, was Modeh that he made a mistake, made restitution (I think), and exhorted his fellow Yidden not to fall into the same trap of Taavas Mammon to the point of Gezailah. We may not forget what happened, but the story is over and the Chillul Hashem was offset by his Charatah and Kabbalah Al HaAsid.
We should Daven that the same thing happens here, that Chillul Shem Shomayim is minimized. Seemingly, that would mean the guilty should accept guilt and a plea bargain, and completely root out the fraud and corruption (if there is any) so that the helicopters don’t have to come back.