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‘Methbot’ Digital Ad Fraudster Gets 10-Year Prison Term

MediaPost | by Karlene Lukovitz

Infomercial Pitchman Trudeau Sentenced

Reuters | by TVNewsCheck

A federal judge on Monday sentenced TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau to 10 years in prison for bilking consumers via infomercials for his best-selling weight loss book. U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman blasted the 50-year-old Trudeau before the sentencing, saying that for decades he “steadfastly attempted to cheat others for his own personal gain.”