Robert L. FitzPatrick is an experton multi-level marketing and ponzi schemes. Currently, he is the founder and president of Pyramid Scheme Alert.FitzPatrick's interest in pyramid schemes was sparked in the 1980s when he joined a business with a multi-level, direct-sales model.FitzPatrick is the co-author of the self-published book "False Profits: Seeking Financial and Spiritual Deliverance in Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Schemes," which was published in 1997. His second book, "Ponzinomics: The Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing," was published in 2020. His third book, "Direct Selling: A Nonfiction Fable," was published in 2023.