LuLaRoe to Pay $4.75 Million to Settle Pyramid Allegations
February 2nd, 2021
Settlement avoids a trial that had been scheduled to begin on Feb 16.
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MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning
December 15th, 2020
Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom
December 3rd, 2020
Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.
What You Should Know about Market America
November 2nd, 2020
MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.
Court Unseals Revealing Docs in LuLaRoe Pyramid Case
September 22nd, 2020
LuLaRoe's founders on the hotseat in Washington's pyramid case against the company.
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business
September 14th, 2020
How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Will New U Life Finally Admit SomaDerm Doesn’t Contain HGH?
September 3rd, 2020
The MLM's recent marketing changes suggest that it is ready to come clean regarding the product's actual ingredients.
IM Mastery Academy Can’t Outrun Foreign Financial Actions
June 10th, 2020
A name change is unlikely to alter the fact that this forex trading MLM is not welcome in several countries.
FTC Sues Neora (formerly Nerium) Alleging It Was a Pyramid from the Start
November 3rd, 2019
FTC complaint also features deceptive health and income claims.
The DSA Waffles Over AdvoCare
October 10th, 2019
Former MLM holds onto its DSA membership in the aftermath of $150 million pyramid scheme settlement.
AdvoCare to Pay $150 Million to Settle FTC Pyramid Charges
October 2nd, 2019
Health and wellness products MLM allegedly rewarded recruitment over product sales.
Direct Selling: An Industry in Decline
October 2nd, 2019
TINA.org's analysis of the direct selling industry.
What You Should Know about New U Life
August 27th, 2019
MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.
LuLaRoe Distributors in Bankruptcy as Founder Touts Financial Freedom
April 30th, 2019
At least 115 current or former LuLaRoe distributors have filed for personal bankruptcy since 2016.
Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme
April 24th, 2019
Lawsuit alleges essential oil MLM is a pyramid scheme, among other things.
7 Signs LuLaRoe Is Sinking
January 14th, 2019
Legging MLM struggles to stay afloat after meteoric rise.
TINA.org Objects to Jeunesse Settlement that Snubs Consumers
November 29th, 2018
TINA.org breaks down unfair and inadequate MLM settlement by the numbers.
Trump’s MLM Pitch Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Says
October 30th, 2018
Complaint alleges Trump secretly received millions of dollars in payments while deceptively marketing ACN.
TINA.org Complaint Throws Water on Stream’s Income Claims
September 10th, 2018
TINA.org calls on regulators to put an end to Texas-based MLM's illegal income claims once and for all.