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STATE OF ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
1275 W. WASHINGTON STREET
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007-2926
WWW.AZAG.GOV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Terry Goddard Settles with Personal Development Marketing Company
(Phoenix, Ariz. €“ May 24, 2006) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a settlement with Liberty League International, LLC, and its principals, Brent Payne and Shane Krider. The consent judgment resolves complaints that the multi-level marketing corporation tricked customers into spending substantial amounts of money by promising €œsizable commissions€ if they helped market three €œpersonal development€ products and recruit new participants into the program.
The settlement requires Liberty League International, based in Scottsdale, to pay $115,000 which will be used to pay for consumer education, attorneys' fees and investigation costs, and victim restitution to be
determined by the court at a later date.
According to documents filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, Payne and Krider said customers had the potential to earn large sums of money if they used and recruited new participants to use Liberty League€™s €œpersonal development€ products. In fact, the majority of participants did not earn enough to cover the amount they paid to buy the products sold to them.
The personal development products included a home-study course, a four-day personal development conference and a five-day personal finance and development conference. Prices ranged from $1,495 to $12,995 per person.
In addition to the civil penalties, attorney€™s fees and restitution, the defendants are also required to:
€“ Refrain from making unsubstantiated income claims.
€“ Advise potential customers of the correct percentage of participants who have made a profit through their participation in the Liberty League program.
€“ Refrain from making any false or deceptive statements in their marketing materials.
Assistant Attorney General Nancy V. Anger handled this case.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
1275 W. WASHINGTON STREET
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007-2926
WWW.AZAG.GOV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Terry Goddard Settles with Personal Development Marketing Company
(Phoenix, Ariz. €“ May 24, 2006) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a settlement with Liberty League International, LLC, and its principals, Brent Payne and Shane Krider. The consent judgment resolves complaints that the multi-level marketing corporation tricked customers into spending substantial amounts of money by promising €œsizable commissions€ if they helped market three €œpersonal development€ products and recruit new participants into the program.
The settlement requires Liberty League International, based in Scottsdale, to pay $115,000 which will be used to pay for consumer education, attorneys' fees and investigation costs, and victim restitution to be
determined by the court at a later date.
According to documents filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, Payne and Krider said customers had the potential to earn large sums of money if they used and recruited new participants to use Liberty League€™s €œpersonal development€ products. In fact, the majority of participants did not earn enough to cover the amount they paid to buy the products sold to them.
The personal development products included a home-study course, a four-day personal development conference and a five-day personal finance and development conference. Prices ranged from $1,495 to $12,995 per person.
In addition to the civil penalties, attorney€™s fees and restitution, the defendants are also required to:
€“ Refrain from making unsubstantiated income claims.
€“ Advise potential customers of the correct percentage of participants who have made a profit through their participation in the Liberty League program.
€“ Refrain from making any false or deceptive statements in their marketing materials.
Assistant Attorney General Nancy V. Anger handled this case.
edit: I did several searches for liberty league and found no thread devoted entirely to the topic.