FTC Takes Action Against High-Level MLM Participants who Deceived Workers About the Amount of Money They Can ...

Summary: The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against high-level participants in a multilevel marketing (MLM) company over allegations they used false or baseless earning claims to recruit workers, most of whom did not earn any money.The FTC alleged in a complaint that Steven and Gina Merritt, senior-level participants …

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Source: [Executive Risk] FTC Consumer Protection Press Releases