 Near the end of 2000, investigators began a review of stock transactions by co-founder Peter Paul and corporate officer Stephan Gordon.Paul fled to São Paulo, Brazil to avoid prosecution, and the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 11, 2001.Paul was extradited back to the U.S. after the US Attorney in New York indicted him for violating SEC Rule 10b-5, a securities regulation felony.