There's often a big gap between things that constitute a crime, tort, or breach of contract and things that would make me disinclined to do business with a pers

There's often a big gap between things that constitute a crime, tort, or breach of contract and things that would make me disinclined to do business with a person. I'd like to know if the founder of a startup has a bait-and-switch habit before I decide to rely on their product, for example.