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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: AdvoCare International, L.P.
Penalty: $150,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: October 2, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Multi-level marketer AdvoCare International, L.P. and its former chief executive officer agreed to pay $150 million and be banned from the multi-level marketing business to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that the company operated an illegal pyramid scheme that deceived consumers into believing they could earn significant income as distributors of its health and wellness products.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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