Here is a new report about Fred Harteis.  It is apparent that the TEAM is in over their head.  Leaders are already splintering off in different directions.

A Lower Paxton Twp. man says his inclusion as a plaintiff
in a lawsuit against multilevel marketing firm Quixtar Inc.
was "an error," and he has been removed from the
legal action.

Fred Harteis, president of Harteis International at 7955
Jonestown Road, said yesterday through a spokeswoman that he
remains a distributor for Quixtar, a corporate cousin of the
better-known Amway Corp. of Ada, Mich.

The lawsuit contends that Quixtar is an illegal pyramid
scheme, violating rules set by the Federal Trade Commission
after previous litigation involving Amway.

At this point I would give the upper hand in all of this to Quixtar, but I know for a fact that Quixtar’s recent actions have people in other lines of sponsorship and affiliation very nervous.  One of the things that people crave is security and when the company "fires" a group of IBO leaders, leaders in other lines have no choice but to consider the day that "the Firm" will fire them.