barry schneer appears to be connected with 29Palms LLC and plasma arc: http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Miami/plasmafication-technologies-holdings-llc/108050705.aspx and then this from the USPR 8k: - Unbeknownst to the Company, one of the de facto principals of PTH and RTC was the subject of a “penny stock” bar and injunction implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission prohibiting him from future securities fraud violations. http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=68146777 and then this: ...Schneer participated in the diversion of investor money to fund business projects such as an offshore Internet bank and a multimedia center. The complaint charges Schneer with violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c), and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18955.htm