ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ðə kˈʌmpəni ænd ɪts ðˈɛn tʃˈiːf ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈɑːfɪsɚ ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ɪts stˈɑːk ˈɑːpʃən "kəmˈɪɾi" dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ɪn kwˈɛstʃən wˈaɪli dˈaɪ pˈeɪd fˈaɪnz, tə ðə sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾiz ænd ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ kəmˈɪʃən ˌoʊvɚ tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ʌv fˈɔls faɪnˈænʃəl ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən tʊ ɪnvˈɛstɚz baɪ ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli bækdˈeɪɾɪŋ stˈɑːk ˈɑːpʃən ɡɹˈænts tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪiːz, tˈoʊɾəlɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ tˈɛn mˈɪliən ænd dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
In 2008, the company and its then chief operating officer–and the only member of its stock option "committee" during the period in question – Weili Dai paid fines, to the Securities and Exchange Commission over charges of false financial information to investors by improperly backdating stock option grants to employees, totaling $10 million and $500,000 respectively.