Trudeau found in contempt of court
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois finds Kevin Trudeau in contempt for violating a 2004 permanent injunction by misrepresenting the contents of his book "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About," in infomercials, the Federal Trade Commission announces Nov. 21. The permanent injunction had prohibited Trudeau from misrepresenting the content of books, in addition to banning him from using infomercials to sell any products. The court ruled Trudeau "misled thousands of consumers" with a diet protocol he touted as "easy," but actually involved extreme dieting, daily injections and lifelong dietary restrictions. FTC filed a brief in September asking the court to find Trudeau in contempt (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 17, 2007, In Brief)...