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Attempts to silence critics of multi-level marketing companies (often referred to as legalized pyramid schemes) are nothing new. I have been on the receiving end of numerous threats and one very large legal action for my criticism of MLMs. Medifast and Take Shape For Life had a huge loss in their $270 million lawsuit against me. I was also threatened by MLM Lawyer Gerry Nehra for my criticism of Shop to Earn. (Too bad Gerry Nehra is now on the receiving end of legal action for his MLM involvement!) Multi-level marketing company Mona Vie levied these threats. Then there was this whole situation.

The latest crybaby is World Ventures, a multi-level marketing company which says it is “…the world’s largest direct seller of curated group travel, with more than 120,000 Independent Representatives in over 24 countries and we are still growing…..”

Like any good MLM, WorldVentures simply cannot allow people to criticize the company. Negative opinions must be met with swift legal action! Continue reading

Yesterday my attorneys filed my response to the appeal in the lawsuit brought against me by Medifast, Inc. for my non-defamatory writings about the company and its Take Shape For Life multi-level marketing business. Medifast sued me on February 17, 2010, lied repeatedly to the court about my writings leading up to the lawsuit, and ultimately the judge dismissed me from the lawsuit on March 29, 2011.

You can read an important filing related to our anti-SLAPP motion here, which details what did and did not happen prior to the lawsuit. Medifast is appealing my dismissal from the lawsuit. Below is our response to Medifast’s appeal, and a pdf of the filing is found here.

My favorite quote from the brief: “Medifast claims that Coenen published false information, but it is Medifast that continues to make false accusations against Coenen.” Continue reading

Hannah Johnson on MLM Income Disclosure Statements: “Thank you for putting this together! Am hoping to make some visualizations of the data here to tell the story…” May 26, 17:31

Penny Rogers on Xyngular Works: Losing Weight Fast!: “Weightloss surgery at its finest” May 25, 23:32

jmills616 on 10 Steps to Starting Your Own MLM: “Thank you Tracy. My mom was taken advantage of by USANA by the toon of $20+K. MLM is evil.” May 24, 19:59

james stanley on A New Pyramid Scheme: United First Financial: “I was looking into this and the opening statement was, “everyone’s cost for MMA is different.” yet all videos show…” Apr 22, 13:58

Tracy Coenen on Mary Kay Cosmetics: Destroying Half a Million Women a Year: “Monique – Where did you come up with the idea that “most women could not work” when COVID started? Millions…” Apr 15, 19:30

Monique Jose Duvall on Mary Kay Cosmetics: Destroying Half a Million Women a Year: “So many women in 2020 and 2021 becoming consultants and becoming successful. My director does not advocate buying inventory unless…” Apr 14, 16:17

Tracy Coenen on Xyngular: Starve, Binge, Purge, Repeat!: “Not true, Hannah. First, this article was written in 2013, and at that time, the program had no meals whatsoever.…” Apr 13, 10:48

Hannah on Xyngular: Starve, Binge, Purge, Repeat!: “Absolutely incorrect information! In the 8-day you eat 5 times a day every day, no starving or binging! And this…” Apr 13, 00:21

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