This is not true. Not completely.
George Fan was against scams, sure, but he was fired not because of his attitude - Popcap management simply decided for whatever reason to close some studios and kick out 50 people and he was a part of certain closed studio of theirs.
Sure, if this didn't happen as "normal" company operation, Fan would most probably leave scamware making company on his own.
But there was no EA inhouse inquisition or whichunt. I'm not saying such institution doesn't exist in EA today.
Ah I see. I was going from this roundtable podcast.
https://twitter.com/BaerTaffy/status/931972407988031495