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The MLM Industry is Lobbying Hard to Prevent the FTC From Expanding the Business Opportunity Rule to Cover MLM Opportunities

August 21, 2023

The latest House appropriations bill, H.R. 4664, includes a provision designed to starve the Federal Trade Commission of the funds necessary ...

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The MLM Industry is Lobbying Hard to Prevent the FTC From Expanding the Business Opportunity Rule to Cover MLM OpportunitiesAugust 21, 2023
FTC Obtains Court Order Shutting Down “Success by Health” MLM and Prohibiting Defendants from Participating in Any MLM ProgramMay 31, 2023
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In Memory of Bruce Craig, a Passionate Advocate for Victims of Pyramid SchemesApril 27, 2023

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