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In the early 1990s, Trudeau was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud. In 2007, he was accused of grossly misrepresenting the contents of his book, The Weight-Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About.
The FTC sued Kevin Trudeau for making false claims in infomercials about his book. The Court ruled that Mr. Trudeau broke the law and ordered him to repay people who bought the book through an infomercial. The FTC mailed checks in June 2016, August 2017, and August 2020.
One-time TV pitchman and fraudster Kevin Trudeau has been released from prison after serving eight years for a contempt conviction. But he was back in federal court Thursday in Chicago, where prosecutors asked a judge to put him back behind bars as they try to prove he’s stashed millions of dollars overseas and plans to flee there.
Someone contacted me about a refund and asked me to pay money, or asked me for personal information like my Social Security number or bank or credit card information. Is it a scam? Probably. The FTC never requires you to pay anything to cash a refund check.
After decades of litigation over his fraudulent claims of miracle schemes to lose weight or gain wealth — and more than eight years in federal prison — TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau still has fans willing to give him millions of dollars.
Recently, the FTC sent hundreds of thousands of refund checks to people who bought the book The Weight Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About by pitchman Kevin Trudeau.
Sham diet book author Kevin Trudeau won’t face jail for now, but U.S. authorities demand that he start paying down a $37 million fine.