ViSalus controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Robocall litigation
A jury awarded $925 million in a class action alleging that ViSalus made millions of automated telephone calls. A federal judge upheld the award in 2020.
2016
Pyramid-scheme class action
A federal class action alleged racketeering and fraudulent pyramid-scheme conduct involving ViSalus and several executives, investors, and founders. The allegations followed broader public criticism of the company’s distributor economics.
2013
Ocean Avenue racketeering and hacking allegations
Ocean Avenue accused ViSalus officials and associated investigators of arranging illegal access to company files and targeting former distributors. ViSalus denied the allegations. Two private investigators later pleaded guilty to federal offenses, and ViSalus security director Carlo Pacileo was convicted and sentenced to probation.