Randy Beller resigned from the Board of Directors of Soupman, Inc. on May 23, 2017. On May 23, 2017, Robert N. Bertrand, the Chief Financial Officer and President of the company, was charged in Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York with 20 counts of failure to pay Medicare, Social security and federal income taxes for the period between 2010 and 2014. As alleged in the indictment, from 2010 through 2014, the company's total approximate unreported cash and stock compensation was $2,850,967.59, and the total approximate tax loss to the United States was allegedly $593,971.52.

Mr. Bertrand has been suspended from his position with the company pending the outcome of this matter. The company intends to begin a search for a replacement Chief Financial Officer.