That would be a worthwhile idea if any evidence pointed towards it (e.g. any public documentation about legal communications).
Without any evidence, it’s a useless accusation for an explanation that:
has happened in many documented cases, both bigger studios as well as indies
happens to many people every day with similarly important data (just search for new people trying to recover their incredibly important data - it’s a very common occurrence)
is especially likely to happen to fresh developers, which they were
I can accuse you of any number of horrible things, and I’d have the same amount of evidence you have for your accusation. What would this add to the discussion?