It didn't stop them with SierenGPS from selling shares
Go take a look at the almost weekly SEC 8K reports that were filed when the company was dumping shares into the market around SirenGPS. The insiders had no trouble converting shares and dumping them onto the market, and the market/muppets didn't seem to care, until the stock went no bid at $0.0001.
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