Lessons from the FTC’s Herbalife and Vemma cases
As part of the FTC’s historic $200 million settlement with Herbalife, about 350,000 Herbalife distributors should be watching their mail for a partial refund check. […]
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FTC Sends Checks to Nearly 350,000 Victims of Herbalife’s Multi-Level Marketing Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to nearly 350,000 people who lost money running Herbalife businesses. The checks are the result of a July […]
VIDEO: FTC rules on Homeopathic Industry: Advertising Guidelines
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Homeopathy Is Sugar Water. The FTC is Finally Regulating Industry Claims
In the midst of flu season you’ll see plenty of tiny Oscillococcinum tablets being dissolved in tall glasses of water. The homeopathic remedy has been […]
Fact-Checking the FTC’s New Legal Guidance
Shifting Sands In her first post-FTC v. Herbalife settlement presentation, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez argued that it was time to ratchet up regulation of the […]
FTC Returns $18 Million to Victims of Home-Based Business Coaching Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than 20,000 checks totaling more than $18 million to people who lost money to The Tax Club, a […]
Vemma Agrees to Ban on Pyramid Scheme Practices to Settle FTC Charges
Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Arizona-based Vemma Nutrition Company will end the business practices that the FTC alleged created a pyramid scheme. […]
FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million to People Harmed by Pyramid Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 285,361 checks totaling more than $3.7 million to people who lost money to Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing (FHTM), a pyramid […]
MLM Industry ‘Income Averages’ And ‘Retail’ Sales Claims Are Part Of Deception FTC Must Halt
Summary FTC Chair, Edith Ramirez, called out Direct Selling Association, DSA, for deceptive income claims by its members. To identify pyramid schemes, she defined “retail” […]
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez Addresses Direct Sales Association; Offers Compliance Recommendations for Industry and Signals that Additional Guidance is on its Way
Last week, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez spoke at the Direct Sales Association (DSA) Business & Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. In her comments, Chairwoman Ramirez […]
The FTC fights international scams
If you have a phone, you’ve probably heard from an IRS imposter— someone claiming you owe thousands of dollars and better pay up immediately, or […]
Keynote Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Ramirez DSA Business & Policy Conference
Direct selling, a $36 billion industry, plays a robust role in the marketplace and has the capacity to provide consumers with valuable goods and services […]
FTC is trying to fight unclear paid content
Social media advertising has become a new norm. Celebrities like Kylie Jenner can make their livings by posting endorsements for different products on their personal Instagram […]
Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case
Vemma, its CEO Benson K. Boreyko and top distributors have reached a settlement with the FTC in the pyramid scheme case the agency filed more […]
Carl Icahn says he asked the FTC permission to buy 50% of Herbalife
Activist investor Carl Icahn said he has asked the Federal Trade Commission for the right to purchase up to a 50% stake in nutritional supplement […]