Created an account just to write this.
I've known this guy semi-personally. Josh is notorious in Montreal for being a fraudster and a complete liar. He constantly lies about his marital arts credentials, experience, fights. Check his record.
He constantly scammed people in Canada, has scammed people in Thailand (according to here-say). He opened a gym with a partner (with his then fiancées money, he never had money) with zero fight credentials or experience to teach others. A good example is: he was supposed to host a seminar for Liam Harrison in Montreal. He flaked out, left his gym partner and took everyones money for the seminar and left Liam out to dry. Thats when he left to Thailand (I think this was in 2019). Liam actually posted about Josh on his FB account about him being a scammer and a liar. He has not been in Thailand for 6 years, thats 100% (Its about 1.5 years now, more lies). I have nothing against the dude, but I'm very iffy about him being victimized. It could easily be a scam. If it was anyone else, I would give them the benefit of the doubt, but Josh is a shady character.
If you ask me, with the history of rumors that he was scamming Canadians in Thailand, my assumption is that he was dabbling in some shady activities with locals and got himself into hot water.
I'd like to reiterate that I've known this guy and I have nothing against him personally. He did some very backhanded/dishonest things to people who have helped him out and it's coming back to him. I just feel people should understand who this person is. I hope he's ok and I'm not surprised.
I'll gladly answer questions if anyone has about this guy.