Sann Rodrigues keeps promoting pyramid schemes even after a federal judge told him to stop.

Sannderly Vasconcelos Rodrigues—known as Sann Rodrigues—made millions as a top recruiter in TelexFree, the billion-dollar Ponzi scheme that collapsed under SEC scrutiny. He stole over three million dollars from people who joined the scheme after him. In April 2014, federal regulators named him in a complaint. Two months later, a judge slapped him with a preliminary injunction ordering him to "cease conducting any further fraud involving securities or otherwise."

That was May 2014. Rodrigues appears to be ignoring it.

Last September, a Brazilian MLM called iFreeX launched in prelaunch mode. The actual operators remain unclear, but Rodrigues began promoting it aggressively on Facebook. By October, Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin issued a public warning about iFreeX. Galvin's office specifically called out Rodrigues by name, describing him as the former top promoter of TelexFREE. The warning noted that iFreeX shared the hallmarks of pyramid schemes—the same ones that brought down TelexFREE, Wings, and WCM777.

Rodrigues immediately scrubbed his primary Facebook account of all iFreeX posts.

He stayed quiet through October. Then in November, he switched tactics. Using a backup Facebook profile he'd created in August, Rodrigues resumed his iFreeX push. Since November 8th, his posts promoting the company have been constant. On November 15th, he advertised a "mega event." Three days later, he boarded a plane to Portugal for what he called his "Europe Tour"—a recruitment drive to sign up new iFreeX affiliates.

Rodrigues worked Portugal, France, and England through late November. The tour wasn't a vacation. It was a recruitment mission.

He returned to his native Brazil and shifted focus to his home market. Rodrigues held multiple recruiting seminars where he charged attendees twenty dollars each just to hear his pitch. Throughout December, he kept running recruiting events. Posts from his account indicate iFreeX activity spreading to Peru as well.

Rodrigues fled the United States after TelexFree shut down. Now, operating from Brazil, he's running the same playbook that made him a fortune the first time around—finding vulnerable people, telling them they can get rich quick, and taking their money.

The question hanging over all this is simple: Is anyone enforcing that injunction?

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Sannderly Rodrigues and what is his connection to TelexFree?
Sannderly Vasconcelos Rodrigues, known as Sann Rodrigues, was a top recruiter in TelexFree, a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme that collapsed under SEC scrutiny. He accumulated millions of dollars and allegedly defrauded investors who joined the scheme. In April 2014, federal regulators named him in a complaint.

What legal restrictions were imposed on Rodrigues in 2014?
In May 2014, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Rodrigues, explicitly ordering him to cease conducting any further fraud involving securities or otherwise. This court order followed his involvement in the TelexFree collapse and subsequent regulatory complaints.

What allegations exist regarding Rodrigues' post-injunction activities?
According to reports, Rodrigues

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