Back in May 2019 a federal jury awarded $925 million in statutory damages against Visalus. The award pertained to alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TPCA). Visalus was accused of illegally making almost 2 million robocalls to consumers. The $925 million amount was calculated based on Visalus making 1,850,440 calls, and the minimum awardable […]
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The FTC has issued at least 379 MLM companies with deceptive and/or unfair conduct notices. This was announced by the FTC on October 26th. If it slipped under your radar, you’re not alone. I learned of the FTC’s announcement via a tip sent in by a reader. At first I thought there was some funny
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So apparently there’s a Visalus criminal investigation going on in Italy. If this is the first you’re hearing of it you’re not alone. According to a report from Libertas, who in turn are quoting a paywall article from La Serenissima, Fabio Bollini is under investigation by the Rimini Public Prosecutor’s Office. On his personal website,
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Late last year we reported on Visalus appearing to be sold off to Pruvit. The transaction was strange, absent not even a simple press-release to announce the transaction. Following a tip-off from a reader, BehindMLM has learned a whopping $925 million judgment was likely behind Visalus’ downfall. Mid 2019 a federal jury awarded $925 million
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I received an email tip-off that Visalus had been sold off to Pruvit. There is evidence out there to support the claim, but to date neither company appears to have publicly acknowledged the sale. Strange much? I was able to confirm something went down at Pruvit’s recent “Hacking Better” October event. Visalus co-founder Nick Sanicola
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