The Texas Court of Appeals upheld the Trial Court's Order finding King guilty, and denied her claims that the acknowledgment signed by the participants had any effect on the legality of the program. King solicited new members at dinner parties held at current member's homes. Those celebrating a "birthday" in the program were paid substantial sums of money, and new recruits were encouraged to sign up in order to perpetuate the scheme. When a new participant paid their money into the program they signed a form indicating that the money was a gift, that they were not coerced into paying over the money, and they understood that they should expect nothing in return. The structure of the meeting was different than the form signed: people were encouraged to join because of the amount of money that they would make. Multiple witnesses testified that they were pressured into participating in the program. The Court of Appeals held that the form signed by the participants did not change the legal structure of the scheme: it clearly fell under that state pyramid statute, and the convictions were upheld.

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