• GoFundMe Fraud Exposed by GoFraudMe Site

    GoFundMe scams seem to be growing by the day. While the GoFundMe fundraising site can be a great resource for people who need to raise funds for legitimate charities and needs, it has also become a hotbed of fraud. And […]

  • MLM: It’s About Recruiting, Not Sales

    I’ve been telling you for years that multi-level marketing is NOT about selling products. It’s about recruiting people into a fake opportunity. The products are the “front,” meant to make MLM look like a legitimate business. In reality, very little […]

  • Pyramid Legalization Act of 2016

    A new bill is making its way through Congress, and it’s titled “Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016.” What’s it all about? It is an attempt by the Direct Selling Association and multi-level marketing companies to make sure that their […]

  • It Works! Income Disclosure Statements

    It Works Marketing peddles body wraps, essential oils, nutrition drinks, skin products, and other health and nutrition items. (And body wraps do NOT work to make you skinnier. Any loss of inches is temporary.) Here’s an analysis of the ItWorks […]

  • Marquette Doubling Down Against Dr. John McAdams

    In November 2014, Marquette University professor of political science Dr. John McAdams criticized the instructor of a philosophy class (graduate student Cheryl Abbate) for allegedly shutting down discussion of a student’s negative opinion of gay marriage. Dr. McAdams wrote: Abbate […]

  • Ocrolus Software Review: Terrible Product, Doesn’t Perform as Promised

    A few months ago, I was asked to beta test PerfectAudit software by Ocrolus.The software has used other names such as AuditGenius (auditgenius.com now forwards to perfectaudit.com) and Medicaid Genius. Promotional emails are being sent from the domain perfectauditpreview.com, which […]

  • Support for Dr. John McAdams of Marquette University

    I am a proud graduate of Marquette University (both undergraduate and graduate), and currently serve as an adjunct instructor in the accounting program. I love my alma mater deeply, but I cannot stand by and watch the treatment of Dr. […]

  • ESPN on AdvoCare

    Yesterday ESPN published an article about AdvoCare, Drew Brees Has A Dream He’d Like To Sell You. AdvoCare is a typical multi-level marketing (MLM) company. It focuses on selling a “business opportunity” and uses nutritional products to make it appear […]

  • ESPN Outside the Lines on AdvoCare

    UPDATE: The television segment has been pushed back, but the article is out today. ESPN has been investigating AdvoCare, a multi-level marketing company that sells a “business opportunity” using nutritional products as their hook. Today, ESPN’s investigative news show Outside […]

  • Does Voluntary Disclosure of White Collar Crimes Really Help?

    The Federal government wields a big stick when it comes to business-related crimes. Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud in the delivery of health care services or in the receipt of federal money for those services, and […]