Consumerist

Who Should Play Kevin Trudeau In The Inevitable TV Movie?

More than one reader noticed a remarkable similarity between FTC repeat offender and infomercial king Kevin Trudeau and Dallas do-gooder Bobby Ewing—er, Patrick Duffy. Which makes us wonder: if there's a TV movie in the works about Trudeau,...

10:55 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 22 comments

Infomercial Scammer Kevin Trudeau Found In Contempt Of Court

Kevin Trudeau, well known for all sorts of cons over the years—his most recent one was this diet book—was found in contempt of court last week by a U.S. District Court judge for violating his permanent 2004 injunction.

1:39 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 58 comments

"Easy-To-Follow" Diet Requires Injections, Colonics, And More

Let's say you bought a diet book that was advertised to provide an easy-to-follow diet that you can do at home and that allows you to eat whatever you want—and then, once you buy the book, you find out that it "describes a complex, grueling...

10:50 AM on Mon Sep 17 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 35 comments

Chuck Norris: "I Can't Do All That Stuff"

Chuck Norris is suing publisher Penguin and author Ian Spector over the book "The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World's Greatest Human". Among other claims, the suit states that the "book's title would mislead readers into...

2:09 PM on Mon Dec 24 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 55 comments

Today's most popular headlines are Why I'm Never Shopping At Sears Again (8,012 views today), RIAA Told To Provide Breakdown Of Expenses Per Each Downloaded Song (4,562) and "Free Money" Computer Glitch Leads To Kmart Melee (4,297). Today's most...

5:00 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007, 0 views

Shady Magazine Seller Ordered To Pay Over $7 Million

Kevin Trudeau isn't the only one writhing in the icy grip of justice this week—one-time magazine subscription entrepreneur Richard L. Prochnow was ordered to pay over $7 million a few weeks ago when the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a...

4:12 PM on Tue Nov 27 2007, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 8 comments