FTC LOWERS THE HAMMER ON FOREVER LIVING: Federal Government Orders Company to Stop Lying About Earnings

Breaking: The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered Forever Living to permanently stop lying about how much money you’ll make. This is not a warning. This is not a fine. This is a federal court order.

On April 14, 2026, the FTC dropped the hammer on Forever Living Products International LLC, its CEO Gregg Maughan, and its President Aidan O’Hare, along with ForeverLiving.com LLC. The federal government alleges the company has been systematically deceiving people about earnings for years — and now they’ve been ordered to stop, permanently.

Let that sink in. The same company that your upline told you was “totally legitimate” and “government approved” has been found by the actual government to be running on lies.

Read the full FTC press release here.

What the FTC actually found

The complaint alleges that Forever Living — the company that has been operating for 45+ years, the “world’s largest grower of aloe vera,” the company that brags about being “cash rich and debt free” — has been using fake earnings claims to trick people into joining.

According to the FTC:

• Forever Living used images of luxury cars and giant checks to recruit new distributors
• They claimed distributors were making $5,000 to $50,000+ per month
• In reality, most FBOs (Forever Business Owners) made NO money at all
• Many lost money after factoring in shipping costs, business boxes, and product purchases
• In each of the last five years, most distributors earned nothing — zero, zilch, nada

Let’s repeat that because it’s worth saying twice: In each of the last five years, most Forever Living distributors earned absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, the company was posting pictures of mansions and Mercedes on social media and telling you that if you just worked harder, you could have it too.

The income disclosure statement was a lie

This is the part that should make every current distributor furious. The FTC alleges that Forever Living’s public income disclosure statements “falsely implied that everyone who had chosen to pursue the MLM income opportunity was making money” and that others who didn’t make money “weren’t trying.”

Sound familiar? It’s the same script every MLM uses. “If you’re not making money, you’re not working hard enough.” “You need to buy more product.” “You need to recruit more people.” “You’re not committed enough.”

Turns out it was never about you not trying hard enough. It was about the company lying to you from day one.

What the court order actually means

This isn’t a slap on the wrist. Under the proposed order, Forever Living, Maughan, and O’Hare:

• Must have proof for any earnings claim they make — and must provide that proof if asked
• Cannot lie about how much money participants make, will make, or are likely to make
• Cannot blame participants for not making money by claiming they “weren’t trying”
• Cannot lie about how easy it is to recruit people into your downline
• Cannot misrepresent any other fact about the MLM opportunity

Every single one of those bullet points is something Forever Living distributors have been doing in recruitment meetings, on social media, and in one-on-one conversations for years. And now the federal government has officially said: stop lying.

What this means for distributors in the UK and Europe

Now, you might be thinking: “But I’m in the UK, this is a US thing, it doesn’t affect me.”

Wrong.

Forever Living is a global company. The same training materials, the same recruitment scripts, the same luxury car photos, the same income claims — they’re used everywhere. The US FTC has just ruled that those practices are illegal in the United States. The UK’s ASA and Trading Standards are watching.

If you’re a distributor reading this right now, ask yourself: Have I ever made claims about how much money someone can earn? Have you ever posted a photo of a car or a holiday and implied the business paid for it? Have you ever told someone they could “quit their job” or “earn extra income” without showing them the actual income disclosure statement?

If yes, you’ve been doing exactly what the FTC just ruled is illegal.

This confirms everything we’ve been saying

BotWatch has been covering Forever Living’s deceptive practices since 2016. We’ve shown you how their “uncapped and willable income” claims don’t hold up to scrutiny. We’ve shown you how the company’s own policy book contradicts what recruiters tell you. And we’ve shown you how the “independent” International Aloe Science Council has the head of Forever Living sitting on its board.

Now the US Federal Trade Commission — the actual government — has confirmed everything. Most people in Forever Living make no money. The earnings claims are lies. The company knew it all along.

What you should do

If you’re currently a Forever Living distributor:

• Read the FTC complaint — it’s public record, linked below
• Ask your upline for the actual income disclosure statement
• Demand to see the substantiation for any earnings claim they’ve made to you
• Contact Trading Standards if you’ve been misled about earnings

If you’re thinking about joining Forever Living:

• Don’t. The federal government has just confirmed what we’ve been saying for a decade.
• Most people make nothing. Many lose money. The company has been caught lying about it.

The FTC vote was 2-0. Unanimous. No disagreement. The entire commission agreed that Forever Living has been deceiving consumers.

Sources

• FTC Press Release: FTC Order to Prohibit Forever Living and its Operators from Deceiving Consumers about Potential Earnings (April 14, 2026)
• FTC Complaint and Proposed Order (Case reference)