Imagine paying $1,000 for a ticket to a baseball game, waiting 11 years to use it, and then finding out that your supposedly special ticket might get you standing room only. That’s what some Milwaukee Brewers fans say is happening […]
Brett H. LaChappelle of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, has been busy telling the internet about himself. One of his recently published biographies describes himself as a special needs aide working with people with autism and intellectual disabilities. It discusses his education, […]
The Federal Trade Commission is taking what it calls “historic action” against Amway, one of the oldest and largest multilevel marketing companies in the United States. And yet, you’d be hard pressed to find any news stories about this. All […]
Convicted felon and unlicensed doctor Luann Moraski is working again in a medical practice called Juniper Health and Wellness. She is prohibited from providing most medical services that require a professional license since she does not have a license to […]
The financial effects of divorce are far reaching. In a one-income household, it’s often even worse. It’s bad enough that one income now has to support two separate households, at least for a period of time. The non-moneyed spouse (the […]
Don’t let your Facebook friends fool you: They’re not making money in the multi-level marketing company they keep pitching to you. And you won’t either. Multi-level marketing is not a business. More than 99% of participants in multi-level marketing (MLM) […]
No industry is immune to fraud schemes. Mortgage fraud and real estate fraud have been problems for a long time. Ups and downs in the real estate market can make developers desperate and may push them to engage in fraud […]
In a past appearance on CNBC’s On the Money, Tracy Coenen talked about how consumers could protect themselves from business opportunity scams and multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes. MLMs parade themselves around as business opportunities, but they are nothing more than […]
Do you think it’s only the “bad” people who do bad things in multi-level marketing? Those who frontload new recruits, dial for dollars at the end of the month (i.e. get people to order products they don’t need), talk only […]
In a turn of events many people predicted, Villa Vie Odyssey, a residential cruise ship, is in dire financial straits. Overnight (April 4 to 5, 2026), residents received letters slipped under their cabin doors soliciting funds from them. Villa Vie […]
