16. Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

NOTE 16 - Related Party Transactions

Pursuant to an investigation conducted in 2012 directed by the Company’s Board of Directors, it was determined that a Paul Feller, the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $640,000 in December 2010, net of a commission, in connection with a sale of the Company’s common stock he arranged with an outside investor. This sale was fulfilled with issuance of 2,540,000 shares of common stock issued directly by the Company. While Mr. Feller provided the Company with $557,650 of these funds in 2010 and 2011, he was repaid $564,363 during 2011, the net of which was $6,713 and was recorded as a reduction is the loan amount due to him as of June 30, 2011. Accordingly, the Company recorded a gross receivable of $640,000 from Mr. Feller in connection with this transaction. This receivable is presented net of $398,790 of accrued salary due to him as of December 31, 2011, $115,000 of commissions Mr. Feller has stated were also paid in this transaction and $126,210 of business expenses. The net effect of this receivable and the offsets is zero as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. This receivable is subject to revision if Mr. Feller submits proper documentation regarding business expenses or other amounts due to him. Mr. Feller resigned from the Company on June 28, 2012.

Effective July 1, 2011, each board member is entitled to an annual payment of $50,000, with the chairman of the audit committee receiving an additional $100,000 per annum and the chairman of the compensation committee receiving an additional $50,000 per annum. Mr. Rubinstein received a grant of 450,000 shares of restricted common stock that vest over a 36 month period and an additional grant of 450,000 shares of restricted common stock as chairman of the audit committee that vest over a 36 month period. Mr. Golenberg received a grant of 450,000 shares of restricted common stock as chairman of the compensation committee that vests over a 36 month period that started in July 2011. On December 28, 2010, the Board of Directors elected to cancel a total of 1,550,000 options granted to Messrs. Cross and Dunleavy and Golenberg in 2009 for board service and to Mr. Golenberg in 2009 and 2010 as chairman of the audit committee, and replace those options with grants of 540,833 shares of restricted stock, which was equal to 50% of the number of vested options as of July 1, 2011. These grants vest one-third on January 1, 2012, one-third on January 1, 2013 and one-third on January 1, 2014. Pursuant to these grants, Mr. Cross received a grant of 162,500 shares of restricted stock, of which 54,167 shares vested on January 1, 2012; Mr. Dunleavy received a grant of 130,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 43,333 shares vested on January 1, 2012; and Mr. Golenberg received a grant of 248,333 shares of restricted stock, of which 82,778 shares vested on January 1, 2012.