Headline:
FTC Takes Action Against High-Level MLM Participants who Deceived Workers About the Amount of Money They Can Earn
Summary:
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What the record says:
The source headline is: FTC Takes Action Against High-Level MLM Participants who Deceived Workers About the Amount of Money They Can Earn. The source summary says: 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 in a MLM called LifeWave, deceived consumers about the amount of money they could earn from selling products and recruiting new participants for the company, which sells health and wellness products.“The Merritts used inflated earnings claims to entice potential participants to join LifeWave when in reality most people did not earn any money,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC has been very clear that if you tell consumers they will make lots of money, you need to back up the claims.”The FTC alleged that the Merr
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Source:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/ftc-takes-action-against-high-level-mlm-participants-who-deceived-workers-about-amount-money-they
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