In order to continue in that sort of behavior, don't you think one would have to go to great lengths to rationalize it? That's true regarding ANY bad behavior.
Sure. The question is whether it's necessary to explain a place like Lobo's as the result of a conscious conspiracy, as Mr. Lee's article depicts it to be.
Delusion is enough to explain the place -- there's no need to assume it's actually a front organization for a larger conspiracy.