Dec 6, 2019 | Economics / Financial, False Profits, Pyramid Scheme Politics
(December, 2019) The fortunes of investors in the $20 Billion “multi-level marketing” sector of Wall Street hang, by an almost invisible thread, on law enforcement policy of the FTC. Following the Herbalife (HLF) prosecution in mid-2016, two more MLMs,...
Oct 24, 2019 | Economics / Financial, News
At least 12 million Americans that had been classified and counted as “direct sellers,” aka MLM, officially disappeared from the rolls. They stopped pursuing or even holding out hope for the legendary “unlimited” income. Legally, they are still contractors under...
Jan 21, 2018 | False Profits, Legalities and Laws, News, Pyramid Scheme Politics
Consumers should be on the lookout for an entrapping and misleading document circulating and being widely referenced on the Internet entitled, “Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing.” It purports to offer guidelines for legal and legitimate...
Mar 2, 2017 | False Profits, Legal, News, Pyramid Scheme Politics
Update: The proposed law promoted by the Direct Selling Association to protect “MLM” companies from future regulation, criminal prosecution and class action lawsuits was reintroduced in 2017 with changes, though the intent is the same. It is now called HR...Oct 28, 2015 | Action Alerts, Legal, News
The following members of the House of Representatives Joined a “Direct Selling” Caucus Organized by the Direct Selling Association, the Lobbyist for “Multi-Level Marketing” A public letter has been sent to each member from...