I don't have a horse in this race (or any for that matter), but from what I'm reading here, lots of people are backing up Jesse, but at the same time, it seems to be from reputation only ('from many moons ago'), and no one seems to have met him recently.
I don't know about the 48 deal, but business deals fall through all the time for whatever reason. Don't think we'll ever know what really happened there unless all parties pipe up.
Would be good if Jesse replied here and addressed the accusations directly and/or if OP took this up directly with Jesse (maybe they did and this is a last resort, I don't know).
One thing that does stand out to me is the workers not being paid part.
If that's true, then I wouldn't be surprised if OP could be one or related, so being a new account isn't anything, as we've seen before some workers create accounts to address posts and to communicate with us directly once they know about it, as many know about the forum, but likely don't have accounts since it's all public to read.
I like looking through all the rosters for lots of shops (the photoshop jobs for 206/57 still crack me up every time), and the roster for Fireflies has been fluctuating a lot, but I don't think that's much, as a Jesse is saying the shop is still under construction and being worked on, so the girls would likely move on to a shop that can provide stable times and conditions in the interim.
Could wait till it settles and see if the girls return, but at the same time, if they weren't paid and if conditions were that bad, maybe punters who have their contacts could ask around to confirm OP's allegations.
Like I said, I'm not involved in any of this (not even as a punter - I always did plan to visit Fireflies to visit Viona, but never got a chance to), but drama like this is certainly more entertaining to read than ChadThundercock's usual spiel or some idiot punter asking if he should get into a relationship with a WL/ML or not for the hundredth time.
Hope it all gets cleared up eventually. The shop looks like it might be great once a full roster gets going.
Internship/Volunteering at a brothel reception though... sorry, that's just something I'd never thought I'd hear was a thing.
