MMTLP was supposed to be a placeholder—preferred shares from a merger, headed for a spin-off into Next Bridge Hydrocarbons. Everyday Americans bought it. Veterans bought it. Teachers, small-business owners, working families put their savings into a market they were told was regulated and fair. Then, in December 2022, FINRA dropped a rare U3 halt. Trading stopped.
The shares were canceled. Investors were handed stock in a private company they could not sell on the open market. And for more than three years, tens of thousands of people—about 65,000 by the community’s count—have been locked out, asking the same questions and getting the same stonewall. Who sold shares that weren’t there?
Why was the halt timed the way it was? Why have FOIAs been denied, congressional letters shrugged off, and the share count never fully reconciled in public? The official story points at company executives. The people who lost access to their money point at Wall Street, market makers, FINRA, and a regulator that protected the shorts and left Main Street holding the bag. I spent 32 years in uniform. I know what it means when the institution that is supposed to have your back looks the other way.
That is why this story is not just about a ticker symbol. It is about whether the rule of law still applies when the other side has lobbyists and the victims wear dog tags. Joining me is Marine veteran Sean George—founder of Beard Vet Coffee, known to many of you as BeardVet. And Chris Gruber is a U.S. Army veteran with 21 years of service, including 10 years with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, KY where he deployed extensively across Africa and the Middle East. These veterans have taken this to the White House. They want President Trump to demand the books, the audit, and the truth. We value your privacy
