By Tracy CoenenAs Barry Minkow (Fraud Discovery Institute), Dr. Jon Taylor, Robert FitzPatrick, Eric Scheibeler and others (including me) continue the unpopular fight against multi-level marketing companies (which are nothing more than disguised pyramid schemes), I occasionally come across items of interest…
Like this one. Did you know that Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Pre-Paid Legal Services (NYSE:PPD)? He has.
All Contributions for Shurtleff, Mark Leonard
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc P.O. Box 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 10/23/2006 | 20,000.00 |
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc P.O. Box 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 12/12/2007 | 20,000.00 |
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc P.O. Box 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 04/28/2005 | 20,000.00 |
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. 321 E. Main St. PO BOX 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 04/25/2003 | 20,000.00 |
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. 321 E. Main St. PO BOX 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 06/14/2004 | 20,000.00 |
| Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. 321 E. Main St. PO BOX 145 Ada, OK 74820 | 03/02/2004 | 10,000.00 |
$110,000 in campaign contributions just since 2003 is a nice little chunk of money, I think.
2 comments:
I'm of two minds on PPL.
1. They are a Pyramid Scheme insofar as their "associates" are handled, trained and paid. I hate that.
yet ...
2. I'm a member of the service, I use it a couple of times a year, and the law firms that partner with PPL are great.
I just hate the structure they use to sell their product. I think it makes a pretty good service seem seedy and disreputable.
what law firms do they partner with, and how do you come to the conclusion that they are 'great'?
When someone sues Pre-Paid, do they use their partner firms to defend themselves? NO. If they're so great, then why not?
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