Fortune High Tech Rests in Peace while Zombie MLMs Stalk the Public
by Robert L. FitzPatrick, Pres. Pyramid Scheme Alert The popular and fast-growing multi-level marketing company, Fortune High Tech Marketing (FHTM), is now officially dead. A few of its top leaders are banned “for life” from participating in MLM companies and were...White Paper Examines MLM Legality and Economic Legitimacy
The two top legal experts in America on pyramid schemes, attorneys Douglas M. Brooks and Bruce Craig, carefully researched and evaluated the federal court cases that define and outlaw pyramid selling schemes under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. They...2012 Round-Up: Crimes, Misdemeanors and Charges in Multi-Level Marketing
In 2012, there were several publicized events that, along with other similar events over the least several years, indicate pervasive fraud in the multi-level marketing field and call out for a new and comprehensive investigation of this industry by regulators at the...Is Wall Street Waking Up To MLM’s Flawed Business Model?
A highly unusual event occurred in May, 2012 that drastically affected businesses and individuals who invest in the stocks of multi-level marketing (MLM) companies. A hedge fund manager – who is famous for rigorous research, uncanny insight into future trends and for...Half of Amway’s Products Are Retailed. Really! Plus Other Wacky Numbers
In a recent video interview with Amway executives, Doug DeVos and Steve Van Andel, a Wall Street Journal reporter asked them a probing and revealing question. In fact, before the interview, the reporter for the Wall Street Journal emailed Pyramid Scheme Alert to ask...FREE REPORT
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