▁of ▁in fr ing ing ▁a ▁pat ent ▁owned ▁by ▁F urn ace ▁Brook , ▁L LC ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁file d ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Mer ch and ising ▁Officer ▁Christopher ▁Fin azzo ▁was ▁terminated ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁conce aled ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁personal ▁and ▁business ▁interests ▁with ▁South ▁Bay ▁App arel , ▁a ▁major ▁vendor . ▁The ▁SE C ▁issued ▁an ▁investigation ▁on ▁the ▁Fin azzo ▁matter ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁A ▁criminal ▁ind ict ment ▁was ▁un se aled ▁and ▁announced ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY ▁charg ing ▁Fin azzo ▁and ▁Doug ▁De y , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁South ▁Bay ▁with ▁wire ▁and ▁mail ▁fra ud ▁consp i racy . ▁Fin azzo ▁was ▁conv icted ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁counts , ▁including ▁ 1 4 ▁counts ▁of ▁mail ▁fra ud ▁and ▁one ▁each ▁for ▁wire ▁fra ud ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Bank rupt cy ▁After ▁th ir teen ▁consecutive ▁qu arters ▁of ▁losses , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁del isted ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁began ▁trad ing ▁under ▁the ▁symbol ▁A