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Neil Chandran & Bryan Lee plead guilty to Mike G Deal charges

Neil Suresh Chandran and Bryan Lee have pled guilty to criminal charges related to the Mike G Deal scheme. On April 16th, Chandran pled guilty to mail fraud. Lee pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.


PGI Global’s RV Palafox flees to avoid prison sentence

After he was sentenced to twenty years prison back in February, health issues saw PGI Global founder Ramil Ventura Palafox released to home detention. Palafox was supposed to surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service on April 6th, but instead went on the run.


WeFi defamation C&D full of false representations

Operators of the WeFi Ponzi scheme have sent Danny de Hek a defamation cease and desist. Put together by Paul Kulikov of PLL Legal & CBP, a “Swiss boutique law firm”, the notice is riddled with errors and misrepresentations. While Kulikov’s WeFi cease and desist was sent to de Hek, it does reference BehindMLM’s own [Continue reading…]


Kenny Nordlund confirms C1 “Stratify” Tag Markets collapse

C1 executive Kenny Nordlund has confirmed its “Stratify” Tag Markets unregistered investment scheme has collapsed. Fronting investors on a marketing webinar held on or around April 2nd, Nordlund stated;


FTC secures Forever Living Products income claims injunction

Earlier this month Forever Living Products abruptly terminated MLM operations in the US. Instead of being honest about why it was shutting down, Forever Living Products issued a vague statement about “unforeseeable restrictions”. These restrictions include ongoing monitoring and structural requirements that make operating the current U.S. model impossible without introducing broader regulatory risk. Now [Continue reading…]


Be Club, SageMaster & TagMarkets scam warning from Slovenia

Be Club, SageMaster and Tag Markets have received a scam warning from Slovenia’s Securities Market Agency (ATVP). ATVP’s April 7th warning accuses Be Club, SageMaster and and Tag Markets of MiCA violations and securities fraud.


FTC secures Stormy Wellington income claims injunction

The FTC has secured an injunction against Stormy Wellington. The injunction, which Wellington stipulated to on April 13th, prohibits Wellington from defrauding consumers through deceptive income claims. Wellington is known to BehindMLM as a promoter of the The Traders Domain Ponzi scheme.


DOJ initiates OneCoin victim restitution process

The DOJ has initiated the restitution process for OneCoin victims. A website has been set up by the DOJ, through which OneCoin victims can file a petition and/or


BG Wealth Sharing & DSJEX fraud warning from Washington

BG Wealth Sharing and DSJ Exchange have received a fraud warning from Washington’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).


Hassan Mahmoud sues Eaconomy & Icon Academy

Hassan Mahmoud has sued his former companies Eaconomy and Icon Academy (Iqonic). Mahmoud filed suit in the Superior Court of California on March 27th, 2026. In addition to former companies, plaintiffs Hassan and Omar Mahmoud name Brian McMullen, Josh Zwagil, Creative Brands LLC, Candace Ross and Michael Tolento as individual defendants.