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A scathing federal grand jury indictment alleges that one of Boston's most prominent social justice activists committed fraud, spending donations to her nonprofit on herself and her husband while they both collected pandemic unemployment benefits. The 38-page indictment, returned Tuesday from the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, charges Monica Cannon-Grant with using money raised for her nonprofit Violence in Boston to enrich herself and her husband Clark Grant. During an appearance in federal court Tuesday, Cannon-Grant was released on her own recognizance and ordered to abide by conditions including that she not be involved with the organization's finances and not apply for any loans or grants. The indictment alleges that between 2017 and 2021, Cannon-Grant and Clark Grant  "solicited and received over a million dollars in donations and grants from individuals, charitable institutions, and other entities through fundraising" for V...

Hi Quartz members, Rising prices and the Fed's efforts to combat them have put the economy in a tight spot. A recession looms if the global economy doesn't catch some breaks in the form of unclogging supply chains, extra production of oil and gas, or a deal to let Ukraine export more wheat. Like most problems, inflation is easier to solve in advance. The causes of today's rising prices aren't necessarily avoidable, but it is possible, even easy, to imagine the US economy being in a better position to deal with this pressure. When historians assess US economic policy in the 2010s, they'll see a decade of missed opportunity. For example, if gas prices are the main pain point today, wouldn't it be better if the US had moved to decarbonize its economy more quickly? If rent is a major contributor to inflation, wouldn't more houses help drive it down? If the supply chain is snarled, would deeper ports and better airports smooth things out? Looking back at the poli...

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Multi-level marketing (MLM), also known as direct marketing or network marketing, is a method of selling products directly to consumers using independent sales representatives. MLM companies tend to appeal to new recruits with promises of wealth and independence. While not illegal by definition, many MLMs have become infamous for their controversial business practices—and others have been revealed to be little more than illegal pyramid schemes. What Is Multi-Level Marketing? Multi-level marketing companies use people instead of retail outlets to sell their products to customers. This puts the responsibility for selling into the hands of independent distributor networks. Under the MLM model, distributors are not employees of the company. Instead, they're individual business owners who recruit their own distributor networks to help them sell products. Multi-level marketing firms rely upon this extended network of independent distributors to generate revenue. How Multi-Level...

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A multi-level marketing company called It Works is spreading on TikTok. Insider found 22 users selling the products to hundreds of thousands of followers on the platform. The products are scientifically dubious and potentially dangerous, according to a health expert. Loading Something is loading. A multilevel...