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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.
The multi-level marketing (MLM) company, which sells health and wellness drinks through a network of distributors called “affiliates,” will be prohibited under a federal court order from paying an affiliate unless a majority of that affiliate’s revenue comes from sales to real customers rather than other distributors. The order also bars Vemma from making deceptive income claims and unsubstantiated health claims.
“Unfortunately, extravagant income claims and compensation plans that reward recruiting over sales continue to plague the MLM industry,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

“MLM companies must ensure that their promotional materials aren’t misleading, and that their compensation programs focus on selling goods

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Breaking News: Vemma Vs. FTC – Pyramid Case Settled

by Ted Nuyten • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

In August 2015 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – an USA Government institution – hit Vemma with full power, many agents entered the head office in Phoenix, Arizona on a monday morning. A raid.
Bank accounts and credit cards were seized, 150+ employees were fired within a couple of hours, and a receiver took over.
A $180 million company was ruined, Vemma’s world wide distribution channel burned to the ground.
It was a direct attack on the MLM – network marketing industry.
The allegations: illegal pyramid scheme, income claims, failure to disclose, means and instrumentalities, relief defendent.
The FTC was granted a court order, to freeze the company’s and CEO B.K. Boreyko’s assets, as well as a temporary restraining order.
“Defendants are running a global pyramid scheme that has likely victimized hundreds of thousands or millions

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Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement With The FTC

by Ted Nuyten • September 21, 2016 • 0 Comments

Vemma, as top distributors Tom and Bethany Alkazin have reached a settlement with the FTC in the case the agency filed more than a year ago.
While details of the settlement have not yet been disclosed, court documents state that the company and its CEO BK Boreyko as top distributors Tom and Bethany Alkazin have agreed to a permanent injunction and monetary judgement.
As legal costs mounted to well over $1 million, Vemma and Boreyko had an additional court battle with their insurance company Hanover.
In April, Hanover Insurance filed a complaint against Vemma and Boreyko seeking a court declaration that it was not required to pay the legal costs because, the insurer contended, it was not properly notified about previous allegations that arose years earlier.
While the court held in July that pending the

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Xango Pops Up On The FTC Radar

by Ted Nuyten • July 27, 2016 • 0 Comments

The FTC is a USA government organization, their mission:
“To prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive or unfair to consumers; to enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process; and to accomplish this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.”
One of the results of the FTC battle against Vemma, is their case against Tom Alkazin, Vemma’s nr. 1 top earner.
In the latest filing from the FTC vs. Tom Alkazin, Utah based direct Selling Company Xango pops up.
Xango, founded in 2002 is a B classified company by Business For Home.
A number of Vemma top leaders joined Xango in October – November 2015 and the company introduced a initiative simular to the YPR (Young People Revolution) program of Vemma. That program was one of the triggers of the FTC case

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Is The DSA Still Relevant?

by Ted Nuyten • June 9, 2016 • 0 Comments

The USA Direct Selling Association (DSA) describes its role as “the national trade association for companies that offer entrepreneurial opportunities to independent sellers to market and sell products and services, typically outside of a fixed retail establishment”.
Lately several CEO’s and distributors are having doubts about the DSA added value while consumer watchdogs like TINA are plain negative.
Ramin Mesgarlou CEO – Global Wealth Trade and the Forensic Networker’s opinion:
One after one DSA companies fall to FTC, Vemma being the latest one. Herballife, Amway, ACN and many more are constantly being challenged or taken down by FTC for being an illegal pyramid so DSA needs to be asked this ONE important questions and that is

“Is DSA Still Relevant? “

We were part of DSA in 2008 and pulled out because quickly I realize they were more of

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Vemma Announces Convention Despite FTC Case

by Ted Nuyten • May 9, 2016 • 0 Comments

BK Boreyko, CEO Vemma has announced a Vemma Convention, on June 10 – 11 in Tempe, Arizona, USA, featuring Eric Worre and Bob Proctor despire the running FTC case against the company.
I have a lot of respect for BK Boreyko, Vemma’s CEO. It is a General who lost 95% of his resources, revenue and troops, is under heavy fire, refuses to surrender and makes progress.
“Never quit” is often a slogan in Network Marketing, BK Boreyko deserves the “Never quit” award!
BK Boreyko:

This Rise Up convention will be my smallest convention, yet most significant.

“Make plans now to join us here at your home office for the 2016 annual convention. Your weekend starts on Friday June 10th at 6 pm with an informal welcome home reception.
Then at 9 amSaturday morning, Eric Worre will bring his unique thoughts and

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Vemma Sales Up 65%

by Ted Nuyten • March 19, 2016 • 0 Comments

Vemma has filed his quarterly report to the USA court.
The two big takeaways from this report is that sales since November are up 65% and Vemma would be profitable if it wasn’t for the debt the receiver created for the company.
I have a lot of respect for BK Boreyko, Vemma’s CEO. It is a General who lost 95% of his resources, revenue and troops, is under heavy fire, refuses to surrender and makes progress. “Never quit” is often a slogan in Network Marketing, BK Boreyko deserves the “Never quit” award
Despite the significant operational obstacles, 2,985 new Customers and 25 new Affiliates have joined Vemma since the company restarted its operations on October 8, 2015.
As described in detail in the Corporate Defendants’ Quarterly Report Dated:
The Temporary Receiver’s shutdown of worldwide

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USA – FTC vs Network Marketing Industry: Defense Fund Formed

by Ted Nuyten • January 13, 2016 • 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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Vemma vs FTC – $2 Million in Sales Despite Major Challenges

by Ted Nuyten • December 29, 2015 • 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