This page documents evidence showing how conference revenue inside Leadership Team Development (LTD) is generated, distributed, and concealed from the people paying for it.

For years, LTD members were told that conference admission fees were simply covering venue rental costs.

But the LTD BSM Compensation Contract, internal communications between leaders, and hotel commission documentation show something very different.

Conference events appear to function as profit-generating revenue streams for higher-level leaders, while attendees were never clearly told that the money they paid was part of a private compensation system.

The evidence below explains how the system works.

What LTD Members Are Told

LTD members are routinely told that conference ticket prices were necessary to cover venue rental costs.

Attendees were told their admission fees paid for:

• the building
• the conference space
• event rental costs

This explanation was repeated across conferences throughout the United States.

Members believed they were simply helping cover the cost of hosting the event.

But the evidence suggests the venues were often free.

The Free Venue System

Before LTD conferences, LTD organizers contact the local city chamber of commerce or tourism bureau.

They tell the city that the LTD conference will bring thousands of attendees who will spend money on:

• hotels
• restaurants
• local businesses

Cities frequently offer incentives to secure large events that bring tourism revenue.

These incentives can include:

• free convention space
• free conference venues
• subsidized event facilities

If a venue is provided for free while attendees are told that their admission fees are covering venue rental costs, then the explanation given to members is not accurate.

That means attendees may have been paying admission fees based on misrepresented information about the purpose of the payment.

The LTD BSM Compensation Contract 

The LTD BSM Compensation Contract confirms that higher-level leaders receive income connected to the LTD system.

This contract establishes that LTD higher-ups can earn LTD revenue through LTD business operations separate from Amway product sales.

LTD conferences are part of that system.

That means LTD conference ticket revenue is not simply covering expenses-(rental costs, venue reimbursement, & etc).

It can generate income for higher-ups inside the LTD structure.

LTD members who pay for LTD conference admission are never shown the full LTD compensation structure explaining how leaders could earn from these events.

The Joe Markiewicz Email

An internal email provides additional confirmation that conference tickets generate revenue distributed among LTD higher-ups.

In this email below 👇 LTD leader Joe Markiewicz contacted Larry Winters asking why he had not received his share of conference ticket revenue from two events:

• Impact
• Imagine

The message was copied to several other Amway Higher Ups.

This communication shows that the  LTD conference ticket revenue is tracked and distributed among leadership.

That directly contradicts the explanation given to members that ticket money simply covered venue costs.

Email Written By Amway Double Diamond Joe Markiewicz & Sent to Double Diamond Larry Winters-(The Owner of LTD) 👇👇👇

Hotel Kickbacks and Room Blocks 

Another documented revenue source comes from hotel room blocks connected to LTD conferences.

Evidence shows that LTD event organizers requested confirmation of commissions tied to hotel bookings for conference attendees.

These commissions function as commercial kickbacks generated by the hotel room block.

This means conference organizers may receive revenue from:

• admission tickets
• hotel bookings tied to the event

Attendees were never clearly told that their hotel reservations could generate revenue for the people organizing the conference.

Hotel Kickbacks Recieved From An LTD Diamond Conference Hosted by Mike & Jana Waechter👇👇👇

Electronic Payments & online Meeetings

Many LTD events involve electronic payments.

Members regularly pay for:

• quarterly LTD conferences
• monthly LTD team meetings
• weekly LTD info sessions
• LTD training events

During the pandemic, many of these events moved online.

LTD Members paid electronically for:

• onlineLTD quarterly conferences
• online monthly LTD team meetings
• online weekly LTD info sessions

These payments were transmitted through digital payment systems across state lines.

Since LTD members-(attendees) were paying based on representations admission fees covered LTD event expenses, while the underlying LTD structure generated undisclosed LTD ticket revenue for LTD higher-ups, those electronic transactions raise serious legal concerns.

Why LTD Members Are legally Entitled For Refunds 

Many LTD events require payments that are transmitted electronically through the internet or digital payment systems.

Members regularly pay for:

• LTD quarterly conference tickets
•  LTD weekly info sessions
• LTD Monthly Team meetings
• LTD training events

These payments are commonly made online using credit cards, debit cards, or electronic payment platforms.

Under federal law, Wire Fraud occurs when someone uses interstate electronic communications as part of a scheme to obtain money through false representations or by concealing material facts.

LTD conferences and paid events involve electronic transactions that move through the internet and payment networks across state lines. Those electronic transmissions satisfy the “wire” component of federal Wire Fraud statutes.

The key issue is the explanation given to attendees about why they are paying.

LTD members are routinely told that LTD conference admission fees exist to cover venue rental costs. However, the LTD BSM Compensation Contract shows that leaders can earn income connected to the LTD system, and internal communications between LTD higher-ups-(Joe Markiewicz Letter) show that LTD conference ticket revenue is distributed internally.

If attendees are paying admission fees under the belief that the money is ONLY covering venue costs, while the LTD conference ticket revenue is actually being distributed amongst LTD higher-ups, then the purpose of the payment has been misrepresented. This misrepresentation becomes legally significant once the payments are transmitted electronically. More specifically, it makes LTD guilty for Wire Fraud, and it makes EVERY LTD member eligible for a refund towards the online admissions they pay to attend LTD events.

This issue does not depend entirely on whether venues are free for LTD events. If venues are free for LTD events while LTD members-(attendees to LTD events) are told they are electronically paying for  rental costs, the explanation given to attendees is plainly inaccurate and makes LTD guilty for Wire Fraud. 

However, even if venues were not free, LTD is still guilty for Wire Fraud because attendees are not told the full truth about how LTD conference ticket revenue actually works. Since LTD ticket revenue generates income for LTD higher-ups while attendees-(LTD members) are told they are ONLY paying for rental cost, then material financial information about the transaction is withheld.

The same structure applies to other LTD events.

LTD members frequently pay electronically for:

• local monthly LTD team meetings
• weekly LTD info sessions
• quarterly LTD Conferences
• LTD training events

During the pandemic, this system expanded even further as many groups in LTD began charging members for:

• virtual LTD quarerly conferences
• online LTD monthly team meetings
• online LTD training events
• streamed weekly LTD info sessions

Each of these payments moved through interstate electronic systems.

When electronic payments are obtained through misleading explanations about the purpose of the payment or by withholding material financial information, those transactions satisfy the elements used to charge for federal Wire Fraud.

That is why electronic payments for quarterly LTD conferences, weekly LTD info sessions, monthly LTD team meetings, and online LTD events are central to understanding how the LTD event system operates.

For many members, LTD conferences were not small expenses.

Between admission fees, travel, hotels, food, and repeated events, many people spent thousands of dollars over the years.

Those payments were made in good faith.

If the financial structure behind those events was not fully disclosed, members deserve answers.

Transparency matters.

People have the right to know where their money went.

Nationwide Petition 

Because of these concerns, a public petition was created to bring transparency to the issue:

“The Kickback Scheme: Inside LTD’s Undisclosed Conference Fraud.”

The petition calls for transparency regarding:

• conference ticket revenue
• hotel commissions
• undisclosed leadership income connected to events
• refunds for members who paid under misleading circumstances

You can read and sign the petition here 👇