Kevin Trudeau

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 2:00PM 11/24/2010
    Just when it seemed as if infomercial king Kevin Trudeau was dealt a final knockout blow in his never-ending bout with the Federal Trade Commission, the Teflon pitchman is at it again – and he's as cocky as ever. Who was that guy talking smack about the FTC at 5 a.m. the other night?...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 6:30PM 5/21/2010
    Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau, who was found in criminal contempt of court in February, won't be going to jail as a federal judge had ordered. An appeals court overturned the sentence, allowing the pitchman to remain free as he continues to battle the government in a civil case alleging he...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 2:15PM 2/19/2010
    Controversial author and late-night infomercial king Kevin Trudeau is battling to keep himself out of jail. His lawyers were scheduled to appear before a federal appeals court Tuesday in hopes of reversing a decision to send Trudeau to jail for a month on contempt of court charges. But he won a...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 1:20PM 2/12/2010
    Kevin Trudeau, the star of late night long-form TV ads promoting his own books filled with questionable claims, will be the first one to tell you of his contempt for the government and courts that have tried to rein him in. The normally cocky and unapologetic pitchman with a large and loyal...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 6:00AM 12/03/2009
    Even if you don't know Kevin Trudeau by name, you'll likely recognize his face. You've probably seen him while channel surfing during a bout of insomnia; he's the perfectly coiffed guy who confidently explains to one or more women on his talk show style-infomercials about having the answers for...

    By Tracy Coenen

    | 11:00AM 10/08/2008
    Kevin Trudeau, author of the book "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About," has been banned from participating in infomercials for the next three years. In addition to this punishment, a judge has ordered him to give up over $5 million in profits from the book. And amazingly, this...

    By Zac Bissonnette

    | 11:30AM 12/27/2007
    Few things make me happier than surfing the internet and eating Cheerios while watching late-night infomercials, and one of the most annoying is Kevin Trudeau's Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About. Last night, I saw one I hadn't seen before: Kevin Trudeau's cleverly-titled Debt Cures...