The Southwestern Company Difference Blog
They get nailed for the most basic of basics - not obtaining permit / tax evasion.
When I train the independent college students who run their businesses selling Southwestern Company products, I tell them this:
“If you are selling without a solicitation permit where the local ordinance requires it, you are breaking the law.”
It’s that simple.
In Sioux Falls, SD police recently arrested members of a traveling magazine sales crew for what is typically their eventual down fall – not getting the required permit. It’s very similar to taking Al Capone down for tax evasion. You know there is more here than meets the eye, but you have to go with what will stick and what you can prove at the time.
The crew members were with a company out of Dallas called Destiny Sales Inc. While most of the nine arrested were in Sioux Falls neighborhoods, several were taken into custody at a gas station as they peddled to customers in the parking lot.
Previously, a concerned resident became suspicious after handing over a check for just under $200 after being pitched for over an hour. Calls to Destiny Sales Inc. and an online search did not ease her nerves. The resident then drove around until she found her and called police. The young lady selling the magazines was subsequently arrested and charged with two misdemeanors.
I guess it truly was destiny the Destiny salespeople were to get busted while sellig without permits…
Links to articles of reference:
Salespeople arrested at gas station
More salespeople arrested for not having permits
SF woman warns of door-to-door salespeople
