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FTC Takes Action Against Stormy Wellington

FTC Press Release | 6/29/2026

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an action against Stormy Wellington, a prominent participant in the multilevel marketing industry, alleging that she used misleading or unsupported income claims to recruit people into MLM business opportunities. According to the FTC, Wellington promoted Total Life Changes and later Farmasi by suggesting recruits could earn substantial income, even though most participants in those companies reportedly earned little or nothing.

The FTC’s complaint states that Wellington used social media posts and online videos to attract new participants with claims that people could make hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. While promoting Total Life Changes, she allegedly claimed she would help 1,000 families earn five- to seven-figure incomes within a period ranging from 90 days to 12 months. After leaving TLC in August 2025 and joining Farmasi, she allegedly made similar statements, including claims that recruits could earn at least six figures and that she would create new millionaires in 2026.

The agency contrasted those claims with income disclosures from the companies. Total Life Changes reported that 76.8% of its active participants earned no compensation in 2023, while only a very small percentage earned more than $5,000. Farmasi’s 2023 income disclosure similarly showed that fewer than 1% of active participants earned six-figure income. The FTC alleges that Wellington’s recruiting claims gave consumers an unrealistic impression of the earnings they were likely to achieve.

Under a proposed settlement order, Wellington would be barred from misrepresenting expected or actual earnings in business ventures, including through lifestyle imagery such as homes, vehicles, purchases, or travel. She would also be prohibited from making earnings claims unless they are truthful, not misleading, and supported in writing at the time they are made. The order would require Wellington to provide substantiation to prospective recruits upon request and to notify her downline participants about the restrictions on deceptive or unverified earnings claims.