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Kevin Mark Trudeau (; born February 6, 1963) is an American author, radio personality, infomercial salesman, entrepreneur, pool player, and convicted fraudster who has promoted various health, diet and financial remedies that many critics consider unsubstantiated. Several of his books, including ''Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About'', allege that both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry value profit over treatments or cures. He is currently imprisoned since 2014 at Federal Prison Camp Montgomery following allegations of contempt of court and is scheduled for release on July 18, 2022.〔http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-17/business/chi-kevin-trudeau-sentenced-20140317_1_kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-guzman〕 Trudeau's activities have been the subject of both criminal and civil action. He was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud in the early 1990s, and in 1998 he was sued by U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for making false or misleading claims in infomercials promoting his book ''The Weight-Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About''. In 2004, he settled that action, by agreeing to pay a $500,000 fine and consenting to a lifetime ban on promoting products other than his books (which are protected by the First Amendment) via infomercials.〔http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/trudeau.shtm 〕 On November 29, 2011, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $37.6 million fine levied against him for violating that 2004 settlement. Additionally, on remand, the district court modified its final order, requiring that he post a $2 million bond before engaging in future infomercial advertising.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=747809346802955175&q=FTC+v.+Trudeau+708+F.+Supp.+2d+711&hl=en&as_sdt=2,36 )〕 In April 2013 he was reported to have filed for bankruptcy to avoid fines and stay further Federal prosecution. In 2013, he was twice briefly jailed for continued failure to pay fines related to his conviction, pleading poverty while continuing to live a lavish lifestyle. In November 2013, Trudeau was convicted of criminal contempt and incarcerated;〔(U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau found guilty of criminal contempt )〕 and on March 17, 2014, Trudeau was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.〔http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9468958〕 Despite his imprisonment, infomercials for (and featuring) Trudeau continue to air on US television stations. == Early life == Trudeau grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, the adopted son of Robert and Mary Trudeau. He attended St. Mary's High School in Lynn, where he was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by the class of 1981. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Trudeau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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