Advocare Out Of Pyramid Scheme, Into Single-Tier Sales Under FTC Settlement
Executive Summary
Advocare "is admitting that it operated as a pyramid and they are agreeing to no longer operate in multi-level marketing," says FTC Consumer Protection direct Andrew Smith. Firm is marketing sports, weight-loss and wellness products on a single-tier model with distributors' compensation based on selling directly to end-users.
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