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FTC v. Trudeau, et al

  1. November 15, 2024

    Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old fraud case.

  2. May 10, 2024

    TV Guru's New Judge Will 'Bite The Bullet' To Help FTC Case

    An Illinois federal judge who inherited a 21-year-old fraud case against weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau said Friday that he's going to "bite the bullet" and try to address some of the enforcement case's "borderline unsolvable" problems to hopefully streamline litigation and aid judgment collection efforts.

  3. March 09, 2023

    Convicted TV Guru Trudeau Testifies He Isn't Hiding Assets

    Former weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau took the stand Thursday in the first of multiple days of hearings over assets that he allegedly controls or owns that he hasn't disclosed, insisting that he isn't hiding assets from the Federal Trade Commission that he could put toward a $37.6 million fine levied against him years ago.

  4. November 30, 2022

    FTC Wants Infomercial Fraudster Kevin Trudeau Jailed Again

    An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday that he won't immediately put former weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau back in jail after serving eight years of a 10-year sentence, despite arguments by the Federal Trade Commission that it is warranted because he is still hiding assets he could put toward a $37.6 million fine levied against him more than a decade ago.