11.   The company suspended the program last year to settle a lawsuit by Illinois regulators accusing Trudeau of using it to build an illegal pyramid scheme.

12.   They become an illegal pyramid when the real business is selling distributorships rather than an end product.

13.   Federal regulators have charged a Utah company with selling dangerous dietary supplements on the Internet as part of an illegal pyramid marketing scheme that deceived thousands of Americans.

14.   The Federal Trade Commission announced it had reached a settlement with seven individuals to stop an Internet chain-letter campaign, calling it an illegal pyramid scheme.