FTC Gets Pyramid Scheme Operators’ $7 Million Sanction Upheld

The relief ordered by a lower court following a US Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against the operators of a multi-level marketing business was affirmed by a federal appeals court Monday.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed an asset freeze and receivership imposed through a preliminary injunction, more than $7.3 million in sanctions, and a permanent injunction barring the defendants from future multi-level marketing operations.

In 2019 James Noland, Lina Noland, Thomas Sacca, and Scott Harris were running multi-level marketing businesses Success by Health and VOZ Travel. The FTC sued, saying they were violating consumer protection ...