Former Federal Auditor Turned Whistleblower and FBI Witness Speaks (Amway)

[seemslikeadream]

The following represents the opinion of www.merchantsofdeception.com.
MONTOURSVILLE, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/01/2004 -- A former high-level distributor for Amway/Quixtar has launched a whistle-blower website -- www.merchantsofdeception.com -- revealing the alleged close ties of the multi-level marketing industry to the National Republican Party and directly to the current administration.

According to www.merchantsofdeception.com, these political ties, involving huge political contributions and large speaking fees for prominent Republican leaders (including former Presidents), have resulted in a massive $280 million tax break for the Amway Corporation, the largest multi-level marketing company (MLM), as well as immunity for Amway and companies of this type from investigations of possible violations of anti-pyramid scheme statutes. The "business" has brought in well in excess of $20 billion to date.

www.merchantsofdeception.com is published by Eric Scheibeler, a former federal auditor and later a ranking Amway insider who turned whistleblower and FBI witness. Scheibeler was instrumental in providing key documentation to "Dateline NBC" in its May 7, 2004, hidden camera exposé of Amway/Quixtar's "secret" pyramid business run by Amway/Quixtar "kingpins." "Dateline NBC" reported that the FBI and the IRS are conducting investigations based partly on information disclosed in the report.

A life-long conservative, Scheibeler details GOP donations and corporate promotion that have allegedly resulted in political protection and benefits for the MLM industry. An audiotape of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich promoting Amway at a large Amway meeting is included on the site. The site details public speaking fees to Gingrich in the $50,000 range. Gingrich arranged a reported last-minute modification in a comprehensive tax bill that allegedly provided a $283 million tax break to just one company -- Amway. Also on the site are audio clips of then Texas governor George W. Bush and one sent by high-level kingpin distributors from a private meeting within the White House.

"The GOP seems to have been hijacked by political payoffs from an industry that is rife with consumer deception, and bogus 'business opportunity' selling," Scheibeler stated. "Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, we can agree it is time this secret influence peddling and the harm it causes consumers and our democracy are revealed. I was on the inside. I saw it with my own eyes. I also have the documents, financials, and the audio and video tapes to prove it."

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[rvgwinn]

1. Hide!

This Guy better go away and hide for awhile. Sad state of affairs this country is in. I think we should turn this world upside down and shake it real good. Then maybe we can start ftresh!

[TheDebbieDee]

2. I Believe AMWAY/Quixtar is also the same group that keeps....

resurrecting the "Procter & Gamble Company is run by devil-worshippers" rumors.

[TrogL]

3. FINALLY!

I got sucked into attending an Amway presentation. At the end they were handing out Bibles.

Please, please don't get me started.

[anarchy1999]

8. I have to join in a FINALLY!, with you.

I promise not to get you started and I won't let myself get started except to say it sure did take long enough!! What, 25-30 damned years? FINALLY, Hallelujah!

[Ernesto]

4. Atlast Scam-way is getting it's due.

Who says that there is no such thing as justice!

[stickdog]

5. Republicans are to legitmate public policy what Amway is to legitimate

commerce.

[starroute]

6. Amway founder Richard DeVos is a major figure in the extreme right

He's been on the executive committee of the secretive Council for National Policy -- a sort of who's who of the right wing.

http://victorian.fortunecity.com/brambles/499/CNP/Cover_lifted/cover_lifted.html


There's also an Amway expose site at http://amway.robinlionheart.com which looks interesting.

[amandabeech]

7. His equally right wing wife Betsy pretty much runs the Michigan

Puggie party.

Amway is located just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Salt Lake City of the Midwest.


From a former Michigoose.

[pinniped]

9. Some jerk tricked me into going to some Equinox crap before.

I immediately recognized it as a pyramid scam and left, disgusted.

All con-artists could rot in hell and that includes them squatter theives in the wh.

[BiggJawn]

10. Amway's a damn CULT!

I tried that shit for a while. After 9 months of having nobody but me for a customer, I came to the conclussion that for every "Double Diamond" upline, there was a whole shitload of gullible goobs like me. But I could never find my own goobs...

And doesn't some high-up Fucky-fuck in "The Business" own the only land access to Holland Light, and prosecutes anyone who walks across his beach trying to get to the lighthouse?