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7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On April 25, 2016, the Company and John Siedhoff, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, entered into a Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Siedhoff provides certain consulting services to the Company. The Agreement provided for a payment in the amount of $200,000 to Mr. Siedhoff as compensation for consulting services rendered to the Company prior to April 1, 2016, as well as a consulting fee of $15,000 per month during the term of the Agreement. The Agreement also provides for the reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses, and may be terminated by either party upon 30 days’ advance written notice. On March 10, 2017, the Agreement, was amended to: (i) change the name of the consultant under the Agreement from John Siedhoff to Twin Oaks Equity, LLC (an entity controlled by Mr. Siedhoff), and (ii) increase the monthly compensation payable from $15,000 to $20,000, effective as of January 1, 2017. The consulting fee expense was $160,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017, (including a bonus of $40,000 in recognition of 2016 results).