The lawsuit alleges that Bank of America and PricewaterhouseCooper continued to do business with TelexFree after learning the company had been shut down in Brazil for conducting a pyramid scheme. According to the complaint, Bank of America questioned TelexFree about its business in spring of 2013 and "had echanges with TelexFree about terminating their relationship and discontinuing the service of their accounts, but never did."
The complaint also alleges that PricewaterhouseCoopers "negligently advised" TelexFree to prepare inaccurate 1099 tax forms to participants who had lost money with the company.
In 2014, Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin negotiated a $3.5 million settlement with another service provider, Fidelity Bank of Fitchburg, for allegedly allowing TelexFree to open accounts without thoroughly vetting the business.