Very few rational investors would BIELeve there is not questionable activities.... SEC seems to think there is serious violations to the degree they have filed legal actions to enforce "permanent cease and desist order" yet a 2nd time, 1st time for similar violations.
--> http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2016/33-10036.pdf ...REDACTED.... engaged in an illegal distribution of purportedly unrestricted securities involving the sale of hundreds of millions of BIEL shares. Affiliates, ....REDACTED.... sold purportedly unrestricted shares in unregistered transactions at a discount to then-current market prices. ....REDACTED.... President, CEO and the principal financial officer of BIEL, and .....REDACTED...... orchestrated the illegal distribution. Approximately half of the proceeds of these sales were then “loaned” to BIEL and the other half was retained by the entities. The offerings were not registered with the Commission. .....REDACTED..... failures to detect BIEL’s improper accounting, as the auditor responsible for auditing the financial statements included in BIEL’s Form 10-K, constitutes improper professional conduct.