June 7th, 2016
MADISON, CONN. June 7, 2016–The Direct Selling Association (DSA), the national trade association for multi-level marketing companies, honors 22 companies that purportedly “serve as examples of direct selling at its best” at its national conference in Phoenix, Arizona tonight. However, an investigation by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has revealed that numerous award winners are engaged
June 7th, 2016
Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?
February 29th, 2016
Despite the availability of the data, MLM earnings statements fail to disclose crucial information to recruits, writes guest blogger William Keep.
December 21st, 2015
What we did this year at TINA.org.
December 18th, 2015
At what point do teams start selling their very name in homage of the all-mighty dollar?
December 14th, 2015
Where courts fell short in satisfying consumers who sued companies in false ads cases.
November 19th, 2015
Regulators send united message about deceptively marketed supplements.
November 2nd, 2015
Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.
October 13th, 2015
Readers have told us to look into these MLMs.
September 18th, 2015
Court concludes Vemma likely operating a pyramid scheme.
September 18th, 2015
See the FTC’s track record when it comes to pyramid cases.
August 31st, 2015
FTC case-by-case prosecution of pyramid schemes not enough to deter them.
August 26th, 2015
Ad Watchdog’s Investigation Spurs FTC Action MADISON, CONN. August 26, 2015 — Vemma Nutrition, an Arizona-based dietary supplement and energy drink company, was quietly shut down by the Federal Trade Commission after the agency filed a complaint under seal accusing Vemma of running an illegal pyramid scheme. The FTC’s actions come after consumer advocacy organization,
August 20th, 2015
MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.
August 6th, 2015
Vemma leader’s defection to another MLM may not be the end of the story.
May 5th, 2015
The financial appeal of multi-level marketing companies attracts investors and swindlers alike.
March 31st, 2015
More needs to be done to shut down pyramid schemes.
March 25th, 2015
Final Agreement Bans Deceptive Claims Made by Walmart, Walgreens & Supervalu MADISON, CONN. March 25, 2015 — A federal judge has given final approval to a class-action settlement that permanently changes how glucosamine supplements sold by Walmart, Supervalu, and Walgreens stores across the nation can be labeled. The approval comes after the parties in the lawsuit renegotiated
March 17th, 2015
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Herbalife in 2013 alleging that the company deceptively markets and operates an illegal pyramid scheme, which charges inappropriate shipping and handling fees in order to bolster illegal profits. In October 2014, the parties reached a proposed settlement agreement that would essentially ban the estimated 1.3 million class members from ever
August 19th, 2014
Company tweaks policies as pressure mounts.
