[7] That sensor was originally called "Sniffex" until Homeland Safety International enforced its trademark and asked ORNL to stop using the name.
[4] In July 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits against six company officers for driving "the share price from 80 cents to about $6 by issuing 33 news releases that contained mostly false information about the product and the company's financial situation to earn a combined $32 million in illegal profits.
[8] In addition, the SEC charged Homeland Safety International, promoters of Sniffex, "of being little more than the front for a $32 million stock fraud scheme that enriched insiders at the expense of unsuspecting investors".
"[9] One of the press releases included a claim of "'impressive'" results from tests conducted by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
[9] In July Mark B. Lindberg settled with SEC and a week later pleaded guilty to wire fraud.