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{{Infobox company
|  name   = Xango, LLC.
|  logo   = Xango.svg
|  type   = [[Takeover|Acquired]]
|  defunct = 2017
|  foundation     = {{Start date|2002}}
|  location       = [[Lehi, UT|Lehi, Utah]], [[United States|USA]]
|  key_people     =  Aaron Garrity, Gary Hollister, Joe Morton, Gordon Morton and Kent Wood
|  industry       = [[Multi-level Marketing]]
|  homepage       = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516142355/http://www.xango.com/|date= May 16, 2017|title=Xango.com}}
}}
'''Xango, LLC''', (sometimes referred to as '''XANGO''' and '''XanGo''') was an American [[multilevel marketing|multi-level marketing]] company founded in 2002. It was acquired by Zija International in May 2017.<ref name="zija">{{cite news |title=Zija International Acquires XANGO |url=https://www.directsellingnews.com/zija-international-acquires-xango/ |access-date=19 May 2023 |work=Direct Selling News |date=10 May 2017}}</ref> 

The company marketed and distributed Xango juice, a blended juice product consisting of [[mangosteen]] and other juices, and skin care, personal care, energy supplement and nutritional supplement products.<ref name="FTC-July-2006">[http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/businessopprule/522418-08351.pdf Comments to the Federal Trade Commission by XANGO, LLC, on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Business Opportunity Rule (pdf)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302035335/http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/businessopprule/522418-08351.pdf |date=2012-03-02 }}, July 12, 2006</ref> The company was warned in 2006 by the [[FDA]] for illegally marketing more than 20 human [[health claim|health benefits]] for Xango juice.

==Company overview==

===Executives 2008-12===
*Gary Hollister, founder, chairman emeritus, former chief executive, former chairman of the Board<ref name="SLT-7Oct08"/>
*Aaron Garrity, founder, chairman of the board, CEO, former president<ref>[http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=9356539&itype=storyID "At Xango in Utah, it's the brand, it's the man"], The Salt Lake Tribune, June 10, 2008</ref><ref>[http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/executive_connection_with_aaron_garrity_founder_chairman_and_ceo_xango#.UZeBH7Ucens "Executive Connection with Aaron Garrity, Founder, Chairman and CEO, XANGO"], Direct Selling News, December 2012</ref>
*Joe Morton, founder, board of directors<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/8/lifeliving/18206277&sec= "Queen of Fruits, bottled"], The Star, Malaysia, July 2007</ref>  
*Gordon Morton, founder, board of directors
*Kent Wood, founder, board of directors<ref>[http://www.utahbusiness.com/articles/view/forty_under_1 "Forty Under 40"], Utah Business, January 2008</ref>

===Revenues 2003-12===
Xango was a privately held company and as such did not publicly disclose its financial statements. Company press releases in 2005-2006 stated that sales totaled $40 million in 2003 and $150 million in 2004,<ref>[http://www.industrialnewsupdate.com/news/food-processing/archives/2005/03/food_supplement.php "Food Supplement Has Healthy Sales Growth, Gains Popularity"], XANGO press release, March 9, 2005</ref> and that 2005 sales were more than twice those of 2004.<ref>[http://www.xangonewscenter.com/pressreleases/2006/4.html#4 "XANGO Named Top Growth Company by Nutrition Business Journal Awards"], XANGO press release, February 9, 2006</ref> In October 2007 the company said that cumulative sales since its inception five years earlier were over $1 billion and by November 2008 had exceeded $1.5 billion.<ref name="AP-Feb2008">Foy P. (cited from Associated Press) [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23071982 Is $40 ‘super fruit’ juice really good for you?], NBC News, February, 2008</ref>

In December 2012, ''Direct Selling News'' reported that Xango concluded its first ten years of operation in November 2012 with sales operations in 43 countries, 27 office locations, 49 distribution centers, more than two million distributors, and about $2 billion in cumulative revenues. Xango's revenues and annual reports have fueled much public and legal speculation that it is a [[pyramid scheme]].<ref name="XANGO: Solid, Simple, Sizzling">[http://directsellingnews.com/index.php/view/xango_solid_simple_sizzling#.UZeEKLUcens XANGO: Solid, Simple, Sizzling], Direct Selling News, December 2012</ref>

===Financial sponsorships and contributions===
In November 2006, Xango, LLC, became the official corporate jersey-front sponsor of [[Real Salt Lake]], an [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] [[football (soccer)|soccer]] team based in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, for four years, at a cost of between $500,000 and $1 million per year.<ref>Jack Bell, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/25/sports/soccer/25soccer.html?ex=1324702800&en=e8bcf07948389597&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "M.L.S. Wants Your Advertising"], ''[[New York Times]]'', December 25, 2006</ref> Xango's contract with Real Salt Lake ended after the 2013 season. In 2006, the company made a 5-year, $1 million grant to an [[Orem, Utah]] arts council for naming rights to what is now called the "Xango Grand Theater".<ref>Sara Israelsen, [https://archive.today/20120707192056/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650199959,00.html "Aging SCERA gaining new luster: 5-year-plan aims to turn building into a state-of-the-art facility"],  ''[[Deseret Morning News]]'', October 19, 2006</ref>
Xango, LLC, has been the top contributor to the political campaign of Utah senator [[Orrin Hatch]], contributing $47,200 in 2008 and $46,700 in 2006, according to [[OpenSecrets]].<ref name=CRP>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2006&cid=n00009869
|title=Orrin G. Hatch: Top Donors |access-date=2008-10-04 |publisher=[[OpenSecrets]] }}</ref>

==Products==

Xango Juice was sold in the U.S. and (as of late-2011) exported to Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="MNNA-7-30-07"/><ref name="BPP">Boey Ping Ping,[http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/7/8/lifeliving/18206277&sec=lifeliving "Queen of fruits, bottled"], ''The Star'', July 8, 2007</ref> The company began operating in Taiwan as of October 2007.<ref name="MNNA-7-30-07"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Multi juice |url=https://quatanghanquoc.vn/multi-juice-gia-bao-nhieu-multi-juice-chinh-hang.html |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>

The company's business model was direct sales via [[multi-level marketing]] rather than retail sales, mainly using a nine-level multi-level marketing structure.<ref>[http://www.xango.com/misc/comp_plan.html XanGo Compensation], company website, accessed February 16, 2007</ref> In June 2006, the company said it had 350,000 distributors.<ref name="DMN-6-11-07">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613105624/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635213719,00.html "Hollister, Garrity build healthy business"], ''Deseret Morning News'', June 11, 2006</ref>  In July, the company told the [[Federal Trade Commission]] that there were "roughly 500,000 distributors worldwide",<ref name="FTC-July-2006"/> and in November, it reported having more than 600 employees at its Lehi headquarters and more than 500,000 independent distributors in 15 international markets.<ref name="PR-11-29-06">{{Citation |publication-date=November 28, 2006 |title=XanGo Top Executives Named as Finalists in National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award® 2006 |type=press release |publisher=NewHope360 |url=http://newhope360.com/supply-news-amp-analysis/xango-top-executives-named-finalists-national-ernst-young-entrepreneur-year }}</ref>  In July 2007, it said it had about 700,000 distributors,<ref name="MNNA-7-30-07">[http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=276331 "XANGO To Make Malaysia Launching Pad For Its Product"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208160354/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=276331 |date=2008-12-08 }}, Malaysian National News Agency, July 30, 2007</ref> of whom an estimated 70 percent simply use their status to buy the juice at the discounted membership price.<ref>Chuck Jaffe, [http://newsok.com/article/3110827/1188132707?mp=0 "Investing in juice hard to swallow"], ''The Oklahoman'', August 26, 2007</ref> In October 2008, it said that it operated in 24 countries and had more than 1 million independent distributors.<ref name="SLT-7Oct08">{{Citation |author=Tom Harvey |title=Business Digest |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |publication-date=October 7, 2008 |url=http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_10655285 |at=Leadership post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012080415/http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_10655285 |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2013, the company stated that it operated in 43 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xango.com/about/company/about-xango#field-name-field-tab-1 |title=About XANGO &#124; XANGO |access-date=2013-04-16 |archive-date=2013-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329033854/http://www.xango.com/about/company/about-xango#field-name-field-tab-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the United States, Xango Juice sold for a retail price of $37.50 for a 750 ml (25.35 ounce) bottle.<ref name="XANGO: Solid, Simple, Sizzling"/>{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

===Xango Juice composition===
Xango Juice was a blend of mangosteen [[aril]] and pericarp [[purée]] with juice concentrates of eight other fruits: [[apple]], [[pear]] (juice and purée), [[grape]], [[blueberry]], [[raspberry]], [[strawberry]], [[cranberry]] and [[cherry]].<ref>"Supplement facts", pop-up at [http://www.xango.com/drink/bottle.html The XanGo Bottle], XANGO website, accessed February 18, 2007</ref> Other ingredients include [[citric acid]], natural flavor, [[pectin]], [[xanthan gum]], [[sodium benzoate]], and [[potassium sorbate]].  Xango claimed its juice contains [[xanthonoid]] compounds from the mangosteen pericarp.<ref name="Test">Clarisse Douaud, [http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=77971-xango-chromadex-mangosteen "XANGO plugs analytical method for xanthone content"], NutraIngredients.com, July 5, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2007.</ref>

[[Associated Press]] commissioned the [[Linus Pauling Institute]] to measure the [[in vitro]] antioxidant strength of Xango Juice against [[retail]] fruit juices. The antioxidant strength of XanGo Juice measured slightly higher than cranberry juice but lower than black cherry and less than half the value for blueberry juice.<ref name="AP-Feb2008"/> However, the value of in vitro analysis of antioxidant strength is questionable, as there was no current evidence that antioxidant [[phytochemical]]s present in Xango or other fruit juices actually have functions inside the human body.<ref name="Frei">Frei B. [http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/newsATemp.aspx?articleid=23667&zoneid=258 Controversy: What are the true biological functions of superfruit antioxidants?] Natural Products Information Center, April 1, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630062415/http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/newsATemp.aspx?articleid=23667&zoneid=258 |date=June 30, 2009 }}</ref> The measurements of antioxidant strength apply to test tubes, but consumed juices are affected by stomach acids that would neutralize or destroy antioxidant value preventing the same biological effects [[in vivo]].<ref name="AP-Feb2008"/><ref name="Frei"/><ref>{{cite journal |author=Lotito SB, Frei B |title=Consumption of flavonoid-rich foods and increased plasma antioxidant capacity in humans: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon? |journal=Free Radical Biology & Medicine |volume=41 |issue=12 |pages=1727–46 |date=December 2006 |pmid=17157175 |doi=10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2006.04.033}}</ref>

==False advertising claims==

===Pericarp xanthones and potential health effects===
According to a 2006 warning by the US [[Food and Drug Administration]], XanGo's distributors had illegally used marketing materials to promote mangosteen juice claiming more than 20 human health benefits, including "anti-inflammatory," "anti-microbial," "anti-fungal," "anti-viral," "anti-cancer," "anti-ulcer," "anti-hepatotoxic," "anti-rhinoviral," and "anti-allergic" effects.<ref name="FDA-warning">[http://www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2006/xango.shtml U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning letter], September 20, 2006</ref> Promotional literature for the product cites [[antioxidants]] from the inedible pericarp of the fruit as providing health benefits. None of these claims, however, has scientific proof established by [[peer-reviewed]] research and human [[clinical trials]], as discussed below.

The [[American Cancer Society]] profile of mangosteen juice stated there was no reliable evidence that mangosteen juice, purée, or bark is effective as a [[cancer treatment]] in humans.<ref>"[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Mangosteen_Juice.asp?sitearea=ETO Profile of Mangosteen Juice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203212952/http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Mangosteen_Juice.asp?sitearea=ETO |date=2007-02-03 }}." American Cancer Society], revised June 1, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2007.</ref>  As of April 2013, it also stated that the mangosteen "fruit has been shown to be rich in antioxidants. Very early laboratory studies suggest it may have promise as a topical treatment for acne. Early small laboratory and animal studies suggest that further research should be done to determine whether it can help to prevent cancer in humans."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/pharmacologicalandbiologicaltreatment/mangosteen-juice|title = Complementary and Alternative Medicine &#124; American Cancer Society}}</ref>

In 2009, XanGo scientific adviser, David Morton, participated in a four-part debate on the disputed claims of mangosteen health benefits.<ref name=Crown1>{{cite journal | title = Beyond the Mangosteen: A Future Full of Color | author=Crown I |journal=Engredea News and Analysis, NewHope 360 |date=April 1, 2009|url= http://newhope360.com/food-amp-beverage/beyond-mangosteen-future-full-color | access-date = 2010-01-04}}</ref><ref name=Morton>{{cite journal | title = Mangostana - Commentary on the Mangosteen | author=Morton DA |journal=Engredea News and Analysis, NewHope 360 |date=April 16, 2009|url= http://newhope360.com/news/g-mangostana-commentary-mangosteen | access-date = 2010-01-04}}</ref><ref name=Crown2>{{cite journal | title = A Rebuttal on Mangosteen | author=Crown I  |journal=Engredea News and Analysis, NewHope 360 |date=May 5, 2009|url= http://newhope360.com/news/rebuttal-mangosteen | access-date = 2010-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = The Mangosteen Controversy | author1=Gross P |author2=Crown I |journal=Engredea News and Analysis, NewHope 360 |date=May 21, 2009|url= http://newhope360.com/supplements/mangosteen-controversy | access-date = 2010-01-04}}</ref>

===U.S. FDA warning===
On September 20, 2006, the United States [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|Food and Drug Administration]] issued a [[FDA Warning Letter|warning letter]] to Xango LLC International in response to the company's promotion of Xango juice as an aid to treat and/or cure various diseases.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2006/ucm076067.htm |title=Warning Letter, Xango LLC, Intl |author=Collins BB, District Director|date=20 September 2006 |website=U.S. Food & Drug Administration |publisher=US Food and Drug Administration, Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations |access-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302140609/https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2006/ucm076067.htm |archive-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>  The agency's letter warned that Xango juice had not been properly tested for safety and efficacy, and as a proposed new drug, it could not be legally sold in the U.S. without prior approval of the FDA. Xango was warned that it could face enforcement action including seizure and/or injunction of products or suspension of business. Under FDA drug labeling rules, Xango, as manufacturer, is responsible for satisfying scientific criteria to make health claims on its product labels and all marketing materials. As of September 2008, the case remained open.

===Effectiveness===

In February 2006, the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, sponsored by the [[University of California at Berkeley]], said that "Mangosteen marketers make farfetched and unsubstantiated claims for their products." The newsletter notes that "there are no clinical trials, and what happens in a test tube or animal may not occur in a human. Any reported benefits in humans have been anecdotal. No one even knows if the processed fruit juice and capsules retain the potentially beneficial compounds. What’s more, the juice is typically a mix of fruit juices&nbsp;– with an undisclosed amount of mangosteen in it."<ref>[http://www.wellnessletter.com/html/wl/2006/wlAskExperts0206.html "Ask the Experts"], U.C. Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, February 2006.</ref>

[[Ralph W. Moss (writer)|Ralph Moss]], an [[alternative cancer treatment]] advocate,<ref>[http://www.cancerdecisions.com/about.html Ralph W. Moss, PhD], Author Biography, The Moss Reports</ref> has said of mangosteen juice:
{{quote|In my opinion, what we have here is simply an overpriced fruit drink. Fruit drinks are often healthful beverages. But the only reason I can see that the promoters of mangosteen can get away with charging $37 for this product is that they are playing on patients' hopes and fears in a cynical way. Without the health claims, open or implied, the product could only be sold for at most $5 or $6 (which, for example, is the cost of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice).<ref>{{Citation
 |author=Ralph W. Moss |publication-date=May 16, 2004 |title=Cancer Decisions |at=A Friendly Skeptic Looks at Mangosteen, Part II |periodical=The Moss Reports |publisher=CancerDecisions.com |url=http://www.cancerdecisions.com/051604.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603013421/http://cancerdecisions.com/051604.html |archive-date=June 3, 2004 }}</ref>}}

A 2008 medical [[case report]] described a patient with severe [[acidosis]] possibly attributable to a year of daily use (to lose weight, dose not described) of mangosteen juice (brand not described) infused with [[xanthonoid]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Wong LP, Klemmer PJ |title=Severe lactic acidosis associated with juice of the mangosteen fruit Garcinia mangostana |journal=American Journal of Kidney Diseases |volume=51 |issue=5 |pages=829–33 |date=May 2008 |pmid=18436094 |doi=10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.043}}</ref> as occurs in the manufacture of Xango juice. The authors proposed that chronic exposure to alpha-[[mangostin]], a xanthone, could be toxic to [[mitochondria]]l function,<ref>{{cite journal  |vauthors=Matsumoto K, Akao Y, Yi H, etal |title=Preferential target is mitochondria in alpha-mangostin-induced apoptosis in human leukemia HL60 cells |journal=Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry |volume=12 |issue=22 |pages=5799–806 |date=November 2004 |pmid=15498656 |doi=10.1016/j.bmc.2004.08.034}}</ref> leading to impairment of [[cellular respiration]] and production of [[lactic acidosis]].

===Italian antitrust action===

In 2011, Italy's [[Competition law|antitrust]] and [[consumer protection]] authority, the [[Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato|AGCM]], suspended the activities of Xango in response to over-broad health claims, as well as possible violations of [[pyramid scheme]] laws.<ref>{{cite news|last=Giovanna|first=Cavalli|title=Una lobby per il succo esotico Nei guai la bevanda "miracolosa"|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/gennaio/03/Una_lobby_per_succo_esotico_co_9_110103017.shtml|access-date=20 January 2014|newspaper=Corriere Della Sera|date=3 January 2011|language=it}}</ref>

==Litigation==

===Tahitian Noni International===
[[Tahitian Noni International]] (TNI), a rival MLM beverage company, sued Xango, LLC, and several of its top executives in February 2003 in the 4th [[Courts of Utah|District Court]] in [[Provo, Utah]], alleging that Xango executives stole TNI's concept for a mangosteen-based supplement while they were employed by TNI's parent-company. After a countersuit against TNI was launched by Xango, LLC, the two parties settled out of court. A joint statement by TNI and Xango said that they had "agreed to resolve their disputes and the litigation between them and their founders" but the particulars of the settlement were not disclosed.<ref>Grace Leong, [http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/178505/3/ "Tahitian Noni, XANGO settle dispute over juice"],  ''Daily Herald'', May 11, 2006</ref>

===Mismanagement allegations===
In 2009, the [[Utah Supreme Court]] allowed a Xango investor to proceed with a lawsuit that alleges corporate looting and mismanagement of millions of dollars by the Lehi supplements company's founders for their personal expenses including luxury cars and performance-enhancing medical treatments. The Utah Supreme Court overturned a 4th District Court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed in 2007 by Angel Investors LLC alleging Xango's founders took millions of dollars in personal loans from the company and paid themselves excessive salaries while wasting corporate assets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/article_224a56e3-b172-56f5-8076-92eab10d1959.html |title=High court allows XanGo corporate looting lawsuit to proceed |access-date=2013-01-29 |archive-date=2012-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827052837/http://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/article_224a56e3-b172-56f5-8076-92eab10d1959.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, XanGo settled with Angel Investors for an undisclosed amount of money. "Angel Investors, who had owned no more than 1 percent of the Lehi company, had charged in three lawsuits in Utah County that the founders deprived them of some of the return on their investment. The group cited such expenditures as $6,000 monthly auto allowances, family vacations and, in one case, $20,000 worth of home furnishings." The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=10588244&itype=storyID|title=XanGo, investor group settle lawsuits}}</ref>

In 2013, Xango founder Bryan Davis filed a lawsuit accusing his partners of spying, threatening employees, falsifying distributor positions to siphon off funds, defrauding on Xango taxes and their personal taxes, falsifying records, changing credit card statements, charging as business expenses to purchase grand pianos, vacations, home renovations, landscaping, electronics, expensive bicycles, scooters, and for CEO Aaron Garrity, an open expense account for one mistress.<ref name=suit/>

According to the lawsuit, Garrity embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets from the company, writing off clothing, medical enhancements, jewelry, event tickets, bicycles, electronics and chartered planes and vacations as business expenses. CFO Nate Brown set up secret founder accounts for Garrity and others to allow them to improperly spend Xango assets.<ref name=suit/>  Garrity's attorney refuted the claim, saying the allegations are to help Davis inflate his share holdings for a greater profit.<ref name="suit">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/lawsuits-all-around----xango-co-founder-sues/article_b5ac1952-13cb-5bd5-84c6-fdd61b535e9e.html |title=Lawsuits all around -- XanGo co-founder sues, getting sued |access-date=2013-05-25 |archive-date=2013-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607040947/http://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/lawsuits-all-around----xango-co-founder-sues/article_b5ac1952-13cb-5bd5-84c6-fdd61b535e9e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also in 2013, Xango filed an action against Bryan Davis in the Third Judicial District Court (Utah and Salt Lake City) refuting Mr Davis' claims in his lawsuit and claiming that Mr Davis was negligent in his duties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessforhome.org/2013/05/xango-sues-co-founder-bryan-davis|title=MLM News » Direct Selling Facts, Figures and News}}</ref> Xango settled these cases ultimately, out of court for an undisclosed amount.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

===Taxation issues===

In 2012, Xango had issues concerning taxes. "At the top of 2012 tax delinquency lists was $347,816 owed for the Lehi headquarters of Xango, a multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements — which has its name on the uniforms of Real Salt Lake soccer players. That property is owned by Thai Properties, which is part of the same corporate group as Xango, said Nate Brown, chief financial officer for Xango".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55558174-90/lists-taxes-property-tax.html.csp|title = Delinquent-tax lists include well-known Utah businesses}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of ineffective cancer treatments]]

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