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Vemma verdict: FTC wins, preliminary injunction granted
You’ve read the opinions, you’ve read the mostly one-sided accounts of what went on at the September 15th preliminary injunction hearing, you’ve seen Vemma’s CEO declare god is on his side all week…
Now let’s take a look at the facts.
The whole purpose of the September 15th hearing was to have the court examine
whether the FTC has still met its burden to show that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its claims against Defendants and the balance of equities tips in its favor, in light of the arguments and evidence presented by Defendants.
Or in other words, did the FTC’s initial arguments hold up under scrutiny (provided via Vemma’s legal defense)?
The FTC charged Vemma were in operation of an illegal pyramid scheme and guilty of false and misleading representations.
Is Vemma a pyramid scheme?
As defined in Judge Tuchi’s order (citing Omnitrition and Koscot):
A pyramid scheme, like a simple chain letter, ensures that most of its participants will lose money and is thus, by its very design, unfair and deceptive under the FTC Act.
To establish this, Judge Tuchi sought to differentiate affiliates from customers:
Affiliates are those participants who se
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Alex Morton denies knowledge endorsement Vemma FTC bust
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The platform assiduousness choice was a two-part Periscope recording titled “The Truth Call” parts 1 and 2.
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Like I said, emulate was typically a pressure group for Jeunesse (Hessler has ditched Vemma for Jeunesse following representation FTC bust), but Jazzman did divulge some backstory to his own settling to get away Vemma.
According difficulty Morton (right), he began to sense things weren’t quite neutral at Vemma after his father cultured him his business was in decline.
About eighteen months ago grim dad started tracking facts, he’s a numbers chap, and ever and anon week closure would at bottom tell avoid that, y’know, we weren’t really growing.
A lot firm footing the weeks we were having dissenting autoships, corresponding negative settlement you would say. Dwindle, or some you oblige to buyingoff it.
Morton does not make mention of retail rummage sale as a measure unredeemed his selection declining, lone affiliate autoships.
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Vemma
Multi-level marketing company
Company type Private Industry Dietary supplements Predecessor Founded Tempe, Arizona (2004 (2004)) Founder Benson K. Boreyko Defunct 2015 Headquarters Tempe, Arizona
,United States
Area served
Worldwide Key people
Benson K. Boreyko (CEO)
Karen Boreyko (co-founder)
Lauren Boreyko (co-founder)
Brad Wayment (COO)
Yibing Wang (Chief Scientific Officer)
Adrian Berry (Chief Medical Officer)Products Vemma, Verve, Bod·ē, NEXT Website vemma.com 33°38′38″N111°53′57″W / 33.643787°N 111.899148°W / 33.643787; -111.899148
Vemma () Nutrition Company was a privately held multi-level marketing[1][2][3] company that sold dietary supplements.[4] The company was shut down in 2015 by the FTC for engaging in deceptive practices and being a pyramid scheme.[5]
The company, based in Tempe, Arizona, was founded in 2004 by Benson K., Lauren, and Karen Boreyko.[6][7] In 2013, the company reported US$221 million in revenue.[8] Most distributors were in their twenties. The company had frequently been accused of being a pyramid scheme by U.S. media, business analysts, and former distr