Trudeau was convicted of fraud and larceny in the early s. The FTC has sued him repeatedly and keeps an extensive record of its conflicts with him. A court order currently restricts his ability to promote and sell any product or service; however, he is permitted to promote books and other publications due to free-speech protection under the First Amendment as long as they are not used to promote or sell products or services and do not contain misrepresentations.
According to an FTC press release, Trudeau has claimed that the weight loss plan outlined in the book is easy, can be done at home, and readers can eat anything they want. When consumers buy the book, they find it describes a complex plan that requires intense dieting, daily injections of a prescribed drug that is not easily obtainable, and lifelong dietary restrictions.
District Court Judge Robert W. Trudeau has been criticized for his inability to provide evidence to back up his claims. Although he recites anecdotes, he has never provided evidence evaluated by licensed medical practitioners. In instances where Trudeau has been asked to provide proof, he has misinterpreted medical studies or cited dubious or fictitious studies. For example, Trudeau cited a nonexistent year research study involving a natural cure for diabetes at the University of Calgary.
When ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper confronted him on Nightline, Trudeau insisted that he had a copy of the study and would provide it; he never did. He later claimed in his infomercials that the university destroyed its findings to prevent reprisals from the pharmaceutical industry. His writing has been commercially successful if not factual. Natural Cures sold briskly due to an aggressive infomercial promotion.
The paid sites contained only additional, similarly unsubstantiated speculation, according to the CPB. The Chicago Tribune also noted that a purported back-cover endorsement by former FDA commissioner Herbert Ley—who died three years before the book was written—was actually an excerpt from a year-old New York Times interview. A pair of Associated Press articles by Candice Choi on the infomercials elaborated on the success and problems of the programs.
Also, bookstores are polled on their decisions to sell or not sell a successful and controversial self-published book. The initial three events in and early were successful, but at the fourth, the IPT World Open tournament in Reno, Nevada, promoters announced that they did not have sufficient funds on hand to cover the purse. Winners were assured that they would receive their prizes in small installments, but most were never paid.
The Reno fiasco marked the demise not only of IPT but of professional pool competitions as a whole. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Trudeau also filed a motion for preliminary injunction, which the court denied. Trudeau won a temporary restraining order on September 6, prohibiting the Board from sending letters to the television stations.
The temporary restraining order was replaced by a preliminary injunction. The case is still in litigation. In August , the New York Consumer Protection Board warned consumers that Trudeau has used false claims of endorsements to promote his products, noting that the back cover of Natural Cures includes false endorsements.
In , Trudeau began writing books and promoting them with infomercials in the U. The book was criticized for containing no natural cures. Trudeau claimed that he was not able to include them because of threats by the FTC. The book became a bestseller selling 5 million copies. Custodians says short-staffing, lack of supplies and mismanagement are to blame. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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Dear Abby Horoscopes Lifestyles Music. View Obituaries Place an Obituary Celebrations. Home Drive Working. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. You may remember me. Thanks for signing up! As Guzman was questioning one of Trudeau's attorneys, an elderly supporter suddenly stood in the front row of the audience and bellowed, "Judge, I am a former U.
After another outburst a few minutes later, the man, later identified as Ed Foreman, 80, of Dallas, was ordered to leave the courtroom. He refused, and when security officers tried to stand Foreman up, he went limp and was eventually carried out as other spectators shouted in protest.
According to his website, he is a motivational speaker who has previously touted Trudeau's Global Information Network, touted as an international club that charges membership fees in exchange for success "secrets.
Trudeau has been jailed since Nov. Meanwhile, U. On Monday, prosecutors cited Trudeau's history of fraud that goes back to a state conviction in Attorney April Perry said.
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