I am not sure about Roger Wiegand (whom I respect) but I know for sure Bob Moriarity (who is a pump and dumper AFAIK) was pushing ATW hard. Moriarity says:
"I love ATW. I've mentioned them a whole bunch of times. We have been shareholders for the longest time."
http://www.321gold.com/editorials/moriarty/moriarty030609.html