March 23rd of this 2005 the Australian Federal Court, found ACN to be in violation of the trade practices act of 1974
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2005/276.html
Canada's Competition Bureau has charged ACN Canada with eight violations of deceptive marketing. ACN Canada is a spinoff of ACN, headquartered in Michigan. The Canadian headquarters are in Halifax, NS.
http://www.pyramidschemealert.org/PSAMain/news/ACNCanada.html