One of the top promoters in TelexFree Inc.’s alleged $3 billion pyramid scheme is being held in a Florida jail on a contempt charge, after failing to return assets including cars and cash that securities regulators had frozen.
Sanderley Rodrigues de Vasconcelos, known more widely as Sann Rodrigues, was arrested in May on visa fraud charges and has been home under electronic surveillance awaiting trial. But he was arrested Thursday and is now in custody in Tampa, according to federal officials.
A judge in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil case against Rodrigues in December held him in contempt for violating the terms of his release on bail.
He had been given a deadline of Jan. 15 to return $233,473 transferred out of his bank accounts, as well as proceeds from the sale of a
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Lawsuit: Former 5Linx President Craig Jerabeck – Fraud Accusations
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
According to an article in the Democrat & Chronicle, an USA Today company, former 5Linx President Craig Jerabeck joined Paycation and offered Business Development Deals to 5Linx leaders and lying to creditors.
The Democrat & Chronicle:
“One of the Rochester-area’s fastest growing companies is embroiled in a legal imbroglio between current and former management, with allegations ranging from the cherry-picking of successful sales employees to lying to would-be creditors about company finances.
5Linx Enterprises, a highly successful network marketing company that sells everything from nutritional supplements to coffee to wireless security systems, last year sued former company President Craig Jerabeck, who left the company in September.
The lawsuit alleged that Jerabeck breached a contractual pact by enticing a number of 5Linx top employees to join him at a new venture. Jerabeck has responded that he did not solicit
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USA – FTC vs Network Marketing Industry: Defense Fund Formed
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
Network Marketing Icon Richard Bliss Brooke has taken the initiative to launch a Defense Fund as the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) attack on Vemma is considered by many as an attack on the Network Marketing industry and the FTC has very deep pockets….
Richard Bliss Brooke:
This letter is an industry wide call to action: a call to arms if you will.
Obviously we all need to take a hard look at our business practices and make the customer the king. But what we need to do right now as well is ensure that Vemma prevails in its case with the FTC on the issues that the FTC has taken the liberty to get totally wrong… like “who should be considered a customer” and due process vs. a police state.
“One of our own” deserves
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Central Bank Warns About EmGoldEx
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
EmGoldEx has NOTHING to do with MLM or network Marketing…… however they are using it as tool to attract investors, giving our industry a bad name.
According to an article in the newspaper Curaçao Chronicle the central bank of Curaçao has put out an official warning against EmGoldEx.
In 2015 the SEC of the Philippines put out a Ponzi warning against EmGoldEx.
In 2014 the USA – Massachusetts Securities Division civilly charged four alleged promoters of EmGoldEx operating in that state.
The central bank of Curaçao:
” There is a large illegal investment company active in Curaçao. This is according to a warning emitted by the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
EmGoldEx offers investments in gold, but does not have permission or authorization to do so. According to a representative of the Central Bank, they do
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Vemma vs FTC – $2 Million in Sales Despite Major Challenges
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
In Network Marketing “Never Quit” is an often used saying, if one person proves to be King of “Never quit” it is Vemma’s CEO BK Boreyko.
Vemma Nutrition Company and Vemma International Holdings, Inc. (Vemma) has submitted on 15 december a quarterly report to the judge describing Vemma’s business operations over the past three months.
Respect for CEO and Founder BK Boreyko as he stated in the report:
“Vemma believes that it is successfully working through the backlog of issues created by the Receiver’s shutdown of the business, and will be able to operate in a profitable manner.
Although few companies have recovered from an ex parte asset freeze and the appointment of a Receiver, Vemma is proving to be the exception based on customer loyalty and demand for its innovative nutritional products”.
Since Vemma resumed
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Vemma vs FTC – $2 Million in Sales Despite Major Challenges
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
In Network Marketing “Never Quit” is an often used saying, if one person proves to be King of “Never quit” it is Vemma’s CEO BK Boreyko.
Vemma Nutrition Company and Vemma International Holdings, Inc. (Vemma) has submitted on 15 december a quarterly report to the judge describing Vemma’s business operations over the past three months.
Respect for CEO and Founder BK Boreyko as he stated in the report:
“Vemma believes that it is successfully working through the backlog of issues created by the Receiver’s shutdown of the business, and will be able to operate in a profitable manner.
Although few companies have recovered from an ex parte asset freeze and the appointment of a Receiver, Vemma is proving to be the exception based on customer loyalty and demand for its innovative nutritional products”.
Since Vemma resumed
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Banners Broker CEO Chris Smith And Rajiv Dixit Arrested In Canada
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
The Mass Marketing Section of the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit is a member of the Toronto Strategic Partnership against Cross-Border Fraud.
The partnership represents a combined enforcement strategy, specializing in the investigation of mass marketing fraud in, or originating from within the province of, Ontario with cross-border implications.
In January 2013, the Financial Crimes Unit started an investigation into an alleged pyramid scheme.
The Toronto Police Service was assisted by investigators from the RCMP, Competition Bureau of Canada, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Ministry of Finance, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, FINTRAC, and the Canada Revenue Agency.
It is alleged that:
– Between October 2010 and March 2013, a pyramid scheme known as “Banners Broker” was operated out of a Church Street address in Toronto
– The scheme offered participants the opportunity to double
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Vemma Compensation Plan Signed Off By The FTC
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
According to an email to Vemma’s distributor base a revised compensation plan is in place.
We have reached out the BK Boreyko, CEO Vemma, and he stated the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) signed off the rules.
Basically, 51% of sales has to come from customers, if not, a distributor will not get any bonus. We expect other USA based network marketing companies with similar compensation plans as Vemma had in the past, will implement the 51% rule.
Vemma:
“We appreciate your patience as we have restarted operations and want to give you a quick update on our Compensation Plan.
We have attached a link to the new Compensation Plan as well as the revised Terms and Conditions. These documents are also available at Vemma.com. We expect December 2, 2015 to be the first day
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Fifth Circuit Decertifies Class Action Suit Against Stream
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
Stream, a leading direct selling company and provider of essential services, on October 16 realized a key appellate victory in its ongoing Federal class action litigation before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Arising out of oral arguments held during February 2015, the Fifth Circuit panel voted to decertify a purported class of plaintiffs whose two named representatives alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. This appellate ruling reverses a prior January 2014 order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas that erroneously certified a class of plaintiffs consisting of current and former Stream Independent Associates.
The Federal class action lawsuit in question alleges that Stream operates a pyramid scheme in violation of Federal racketeering laws. Stream has vehemently denied these charges and
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ForeverGreen vs. Pruvit – Ketopia (Ketone) Lawsuit
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Ron Williams, CEO Foreever Green / FG Xpress has send out below letter.
ForeverGreen was introduced to the ketone technology over two years ago. The introduction was made by Axcess Global, which is the licensor of the university created technology and the patented ketone method for weight management. Excited about the opportunity and excited about the good the technology can be to the world, ForeverGreen worked with Axcess Global to bring ketone products to the market.
As a crowning moment in this process ForeverGreen finalized fully authorized and signed contracts with Axcess Global, the university, and the creator of the weight management patent. These signed agreements provide ForeverGreen the rights and responsibilities to provide weight management and ketone products to the world. This is a privilege ForeverGreen holds at great value. While ForeverGreen