‘Doctor’ Adbul El-Sayed’s Longtime Aide Sold Shady Brain Pills in ‘Pyramid Scheme,’ Falsely Claimed Pills Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Terpstra touted Nerium’s products for both their purported health benefits and as a lucrative money-making opportunity in dozens of social media posts. "If you want to write your own paycheck and make your own hours, or just need to make some extra income every month, there is HUGE opportunity here!" Terpstra said in an October 2015 post. "In fact, Nerium does not purchase a Lexus for anybody," the FTC alleged.
- ▪Terpstra touted Nerium’s products for both their purported health benefits and as a lucrative money-making opportunity in dozens of social media posts.
- ▪"If you want to write your own paycheck and make your own hours, or just need to make some extra income every month, there is HUGE opportunity here!" Terpstra said in an October 2015 post.
- ▪"In fact, Nerium does not purchase a Lexus for anybody," the FTC alleged.
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Democrats ‘Doctor’ Adbul El-Sayed’s Longtime Aide Sold Shady Brain Pills in ‘Pyramid Scheme,’ Falsely Claimed Pills Treat Alzheimer’s Disease El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat, has made criticizing 'snake oil salesmen' and medical misinformation central to his Senate campaign Nerium(www.johnsbyrne.com) and Tara Knight's endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed (Facebook) Chuck Ross July 27, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The operations director of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign and his longest-serving aide previously peddled sham brain pills for a multi-level marketing company that customers and…
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