MLM Companies And Soccer Sponsorship

Article about sponsorship of North American soccer teams. Mentions the involvement of MLM companies Herbalife and XanGo.

Former Distributors Of MLM Company Amway Lose Suit Against Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. has won a jury award of $19.25 million in a civil lawsuit filed against four former Amway distributors accused of spreading false rumors linking the company to Satanism to advance their own business.

Comment: This was one of those stories that acquired "urban myth" status back in the 80's and 90's. Apparently, the distributors were responsible for propagating the rumor about P&G (presumably to boost sales of their own Amway products).

More Scrutiny For MLM Company USANA

The recent attention generated by the FDI report on USANA has led a number of other analysts to take a closer look at MLM company USANA. USANA is publicly listed on NASDAQ and the share price has increased dramatically in recent years. Hence interest in the company is only natural.

This article is well worth a read. It's somewhat crtical of the company but it's quite comprehensive and even-handed in it's comments.

Shares In MLM Company USANA Fall On SEC Probe

Shares in MLM company USANA continued to fall on Tuesday after the SEC launched an informal inquiry into the company.

This follows a highly critical report issued by the "Fraud Detection Institute". USANA has hit back with a law suit against the FDI and its director Barry Minkow.

FDI Response To Lawsuit From MLM Company USANA

In a rebuttal to the Usana Health Sciences, Inc. lawsuit in federal court, filed on March 15, 2007, the Fraud Discovery Institute, Inc. (FDI) has posted a ten-point response on its website (http://www.frauddiscovery.net/) to further bolster and corroborate the allegations made in FDI's original report to authorities, dated February 20, 2007.

More On The USANA - FDI Controversy

Response from FDI's Barry Minkow to the defamation suit launched by MLM company USANA.

Suzanne Somers Launches New Direct Sales Company

Suzanne Somers, the blonde bombshell best known as the air-headed Chrissy on ``Three's Company'' -- and for hawking ThighMasters -- has launched a new home-based sales business headquartered in Grand Rapids with the help of former Amway executives.