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Ex-L.A. Mayor and Governor Wannabe Villaraigosa Joins Embattled Herbalife

September 9, 2013

AllGov.com
By Ken Broder

Back in June, when then-Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa mused about his desire to be governor of California one day, he told KPCC’s Larry Mantle, “I’m going to tell you something. I will never have a job like this.”

Well, certainly his next job was nothing like the job he had. Last week, Villaraigosa signed on as a senior advisor to Herbalife Ltd., a company that has been publicly accused of running a pyramid scheme and using its 60% Latino workforce to target poor Latinos. The company is also in the middle of a stock battle between billionaires and is being scrutinized over the safety of its nutritional supplements….

Partner Christopher D’Angelo is cited regarding product safety issues related to Herbalife. For the full article, visit allgov.com.