I truly think they have been so reckless in their spending that they have broken the law and quite possibly are under a full SEC forensic audit now. The speed that the SEC moves at is glacial so it'll likely take a couple years for charges to surface.
Operations like this are the scum of the marketplace and investors who expect a fair market should root for a full investigation and charges as appropriate.
The one thing that still puzzles me is why Butler is still there. I've had a couple conversations with him and from his tone you can sense he's in a tug-of-war type situation and he's made some unflattering comments regarding Ron and Mary. What's happening at DDI is stomping all over his credibility and reputation and I find it hard to imagine that he needs the paycheck that bad to let it continue.
I think we'll find that this rings true and the "structured deal" is in fact some form of institutional holders salvaging some value from DDI's failure to contain spending and what I think is a breach of contract on the previous PIPE since they failed to accomplish the contractural requirement of a majority independent BOD.
A board stacked with "yes" men and a COB who allows the type of wreckless spending that has plagued DDI for years is, in my view, a total ripoff.
I'm certain the institutional funds don't want ownership of a larger stake in a sinking ship, it's far more likely a controlling share with board members included who can salvage whatever value they can before selling off the scraps.