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May 5, 2005
Evelyn Pringle Reports on Amway/Quixtar
By QBlog in Quixtar
Evelyn Pringle is apparently a columnist for Independent Media TV, an alternative news site that publishes the stories that Main Stream Media misses or ignores. She recently (Dec. '04 and Jan. '05) wrote a series of articles about Amway and Quixtar.
A lot, but not all, of the information in her report comes from Eric Scheibeler and his whistleblower book, Merchants of Deception. Other material is derived from court records, testimonials and extensive Internet research. Unfortunately, the agenda-driven tone of the articles detracts from their impact and effictiveness.
The articles can be found (among other places) on a "'fiercely independent' press release driven Internet news" site based in New Zealand. While Scoop isn't the only site carrying the report, it's well designed and its appearance is superior to the other "independent news" sources reporting Pringle's articles.
» Evelyn Pringle: Bush + Republicans + Amway = Fraud
Former Amway insider, Eric Scheibeler, has written a must read new book called ''Merchants Of Deception''. This one time member of the Amway motivational cult has turned whistleblower and FBI witness and boy does he have some tales to tell.
» Amway, Republicans & That Old Time Religion
For decades, Amway has used its political clout within the extreme Right Wing of the Republican party to gain access to foreign markets, obtain special tax breaks, and most importantly, to retain immunity from prosecution for pyramid scheme fraud. The giant MLM is able to generates funds all over the globe, simply by using some of those funds to buy protection against regulation and oversight.
» IRS To Amway - The Party's Over
Apparently, the IRS has decided that Amway distributors are having too much fun listening to tapes, reading books, and attending the same training seminars year after year after year. In July, 2004, the United States Tax Court issued a ruling that barred 2 distributors from claiming business related tax deductions for the cost of these items.
» Teflon Amway - 20 Years Of Crime & Lawsuits
The paperwork involved in the endless stream of lawsuits filed against Amway and its Kingpin distributors over the past 2 decades would probably fill a 10 story office building. The complaints and discovery documents filed in these actions, which Amway has fought so hard to keep hidden, outline 20 years of fraud perpetrated on millions of unwitting and vulnerable recruits all over the world.
Professor G Robert Blakey was retained as an expert witness in the 1998 Procter & Gamble v Amway lawsuit to issue an opinion on Amway's business practices. Blakey is one of the nation's foremost authorities on organized crime and after studying its business structure and functions, Blakey determined that the Amway business is run in a manner that is parallel to the businesses run by members of organized crime, "consisting of associated enterprises engaging in patterns of legal and illegal activity.
So go check out those articles, see what you like or don't like about them. There's some really interesting stuff in there even if it's a bit slanted (Pringle is obviously not a fan of the Republican party).