Multilevel marketing (MLM) programs are a legitimate way of selling products – think Amway, Tupperware and Mary Kay. They become illegal pyramid schemes when the emphasis is on recruiting new ...
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FTC enforcement actions against MLM pyramid schemes can be viewed in eras, with recent years among the most active. The FTC’s first-ever Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding ...
When the DSA invites a speaker they should listen to what gets said. FTC Chairwoman Ramirez reminds the MLM industry that, indeed, Herbalife will have a new business model. New "guidance" for the MLM ...
MADISON, CONN., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A wide ranging investigation by ad watchdog group truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has found that more than 97 percent of Direct Selling Association ...