Randall R Lyle; Northwestern Ventures, LLP, and South Platte Energy, LLC

Arkansas Securities Commissioner A. Heath Abshure issues a press release concerning the cease and desist order issued against Randall R. Lyle, Northwestern Ventures, LLP, and South Platte Energy, LLC, finding the respondents had offered and sold unregistered securities and committed securities fraud in violation of the Arkansas Securities Act and ordering the respondents to cease and desist from all violations of the Arkansas Securities Act connected with the offer or sale of securities until such time as those securities are properly registered or shown to be exempt from registration.