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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, and
State of Washington, Plaintiffs, Amway Corp.,
also doing business as Amway North America, a Virginia corporation, World Wide Group, L.L.C., a Washington
limited liability company, and Leadership Team Development, Inc., a North Carolina corporation,
Defendants.
State of Washington, Plaintiffs, Amway Corp.,
also doing business as Amway North America, a Virginia corporation, World Wide Group, L.L.C., a Washington
limited liability company, and Leadership Team Development, Inc., a North Carolina corporation,
Defendants.
Case Summary
Amway Corp., one of the largest multilevel marketing companies in the U.S., and two of its affiliates—World Wide Group, L.L.C. (WWG) and Leadership Team Development Inc. (LTD)—will pay $225 million to resolve allegations from the Federal Trade Commission and the state of Washington that the companies use unfair and deceptive tactics to recruit members to its direct selling and multilevel marketing opportunity.