Dec 15, 2016 | News, PSA in the Media
Pyramid Scheme Alert’s Year-end Update report has been published. It is entitled, “Donald Trump, MLM and Pyramid Scheme Politics,” covering how the presidential and congressional election may affect law enforcement and consumer protection regarding...Aug 24, 2014 | News, Scheme Alerts
The text of a new lawsuit filed against the MLM, Visalus, paints a vivid picture complete with video links and color photos. The suit was filed by the law firms, Sommers Schwartz in Southfield Michigan, Prebeg, Faucett & Abbott in Houston and Wexler Wallace in...May 19, 2014 | Legal, MLM, News
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...Dec 6, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News, PSA in the Media, Pyramid Schemes, Scheme Alerts
In a feature report, a major metropolitan newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, examined the MLM scheme, Stream Energy/Ignite, focusing on the question of whether the company is operating a disguised pyramid scheme. Stream is a reseller of utility services, gas...Apr 20, 2010 | Legal, MLM, News
Stream Energy in Texas, Sued for Operating a "Pyramid Scheme" August, 2009 The Texas-based MLM, Stream Energy, which sells gas and electric utility services in Texas and Georgia, has been sued for operating a pyramid scheme. The civil suit, which is seeking...