The Passive-Income Dream Had a Price Tag: The FTC Case Against Publishing.com FTC Matter No. 242-3055. Respondents: Publishing.com, LLC (f/k/a PublishingLife.com, LLC) of Austin, Texas; Christian Mikkelsen, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer; Rasmus Mikkelsen, co-founder and Chief Product Officer. Consent…
TL;DR The Federal Trade Commission sued MLM recruiter Stormy Wellington on April 13, 2026 for making deceptive income claims while recruiting for two multi-level marketing companies: Total Life Changes (TLC) and Farmasi. 76.8% of TLC participants earned zero compensation in…
TL;DR The Federal Trade Commission sued Innovative Partners, LP and a web of related companies run by siblings Ahmed and Amani Ibrahim Shokry, alleging a nationwide telemarketing scheme that sold fake “health insurance” to people who needed real coverage. Since…
EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 2:26-cv-1426 • Filed April 27, 2026 • Est. 7 min read A class action filed in federal court says the prediction market platform used its “Refer a Friend” program to flood Washington residents with unsolicited commercial…
FTC Complaint & Settlement • Case No. 1:26-cv-03015 • April 14, 2026 Consumer Fraud Made in USA FTC Enforcement Supply Chain Deception The Flag Was a Lie TouchTunes Music Company, LLC • Electronic Dartboards • $625,000 Federal Settlement TL;DR TouchTunes…
Securities Fraud Investigation He Stole $8 Million From His Own Investors to Pay for His Wedding, His Ex-Wife, and His Newspaper EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 1:26-cv-03408 (S.D.N.Y., Filed April 24, 2026) • Estimated Reading Time: 14 minutes TL;DR Jay S.…
Public Health / Regulatory Capture / Food Safety Sour Milk: How Raw Farm Built a $30M Empire on Outbreaks, Loopholes, and a Government That Stopped Looking Source investigation: ProPublica / Annie Waldman • June 9, 2026 • Analysis by EvilCorporations.com…
FTC Enforcement / Consumer Fraud / Tech Deception Your Phone Was Never Listening. They Charged You Anyway. A Wisconsin marketing firm sold small businesses on a surveillance fantasy: AI that could hear potential customers speaking and target them in real…
Worker Rights / Labor Law / Corporate Accountability They Shut the Plant, Skipped the Law, and Walked Away Clean EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Source: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1657 | Decided May 26, 2026 TL;DR Bristol Compressors…
TL;DR Vanilla Chip LLC, operating as TruHeight, sold dietary supplements priced at $25 to $120 per unit, targeting parents of children and teenagers with claims the pills cause measurable height growth. The FTC found these claims false and unsubstantiated. The…