That can't possibly be the disbarred New York lawyer under criminal indictment for stealing from clients[0,1]? It's the same name. And Blue Origin's own press release[2] introduces him as

> "Owolabi is [sic] an attorney and a financial consultant. He is the author of Equitocracy"

And there's an easy-to-find personal web domain with New York contact information that links both, saying "This site is to provide information on the wrongful [sic] disbarment of Owolabi Salis", and also "The Complainant wrote a book titled “EQUITOCRACY” in the early 90s". (edit: And also links to court filings whose Brooklyn law-office address match the one in the criminal indictment, [0]).

On its face, it looks like this is the person Blue Origin is partnering with. The only discrepancy is the phrase "*is* an attorney" in the press release.

[0] https://www.brooklynda.org/2023/08/21/disbarred-crown-height... ("District Attorney Gonzalez said, “This defendant allegedly continued to practice law after being disbarred for misconduct and vulnerable immigrants sought his legal assistance. Instead of helping them, he allegedly defrauded his clients out of tens of thousands of dollars." (2023))

[1] https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/new-york-lawyer-... ("New York lawyer accused of duping hundreds of immigrants disbarred" (2022))

[2] https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-33-mission ("The lotus flower symbolizes Owolabi Salis’ spiritual journey")

What a wretched, gilded society we've become—predatory frauds rocketing off to the moon on money they stole from the most vulnerable.