Kevin Trudeau in Contempt

Pitchman in contempt for not paying $37M fine

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Friday's ruling was the latest round in more than a decade of legal battles that began with a suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission. The regulatory agency alleged some of Trudeau's informercials included false and misleading statements about his books. A federal judge in Chicago agreed and ordered him to stop. Then in 2007, Judge Robert Gettleman fined Trudeau $37.6 million for violating the order. On Friday, Gettleman said Trudeau failed to pay and ordered him to transfer ownership of companies and financial accounts to a court-appointed receiver. Gettleman found him in contempt, opting not to give him jail time out of concern that those hurt by his actions would never get compensated. He likened Trudeau to a puppet master in control of a vast network being used to keep his assets hidden and suggested that without his cooperation there would be no way to get at that money.

So, he was ordered to stop those infomercials containing false and misleading statements.



He didn't.



For that failure he was fined $37.6 million.



He didn't pay.



For that failure, he's now found in contempt and ordered to transfer ownership of his various companies and accounts to a court-appointed receiver.



But he's not going to jail because the judge doesn't think they can extract the money without Trudeau's unimprisoned cooperation.



I would think putting Trudeau in prison until the fine is paid would expeditiously produce those funds.

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