Lontoria was a well-known scientist and one of few Cirronians who were imprisoned for crimes, although hers was because of a political and not a violent reason. She researched about reconfiguring particles of energy (known to humans as 'The String Theory'), but her work was snubbed by the Cirronian government due to her fellow scientists thinking it was ludicrous. Angry and not wanting her research to be wasted, she illegally sold it to the Vardians - with the hope they would use it to create new methods of space travel or energy sources. However, the Vardians instead used it to make military weaponry. Following this, Lontoria was arrested and sentenced to a lifetime sentence on SAR TOP for treason.