Correct me please, if I'm wrong. I'm happy to learn something new.
The offering had to be approved by the SEC. So when they were selling at the approved price of .10 could they have upped that price without another approval by the SEC, even if they had wanted to, or would they have to stop and request a modification to that price? If so how much time would that have taken? Would an opportunity to get someone onboard they really wanted to work with be lost?
Perhaps, they offered that stock to someone or some company because it was such a bargain, at that time, and therefore a bigger enticement to that entity.
It's possible but, as is the nature of some boardroom dealings, I think that we may never know. Only you know if you can live with that or not. I truly am sorry for your distress.