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Debt Cures II - "They" REALLY Don't Want You to Know About
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276 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Kevin Trudeau
126 books93 followersKevin Trudeau is an American author, salesman, and television personality known for promotion of his books and resulting legal cases involving the US Federal Trade Commission. His ubiquitous late-night infomercials, which promoted unsubstantiated health, diet, and financial advice, earned him a fortune but resulted in civil and criminal penalties for fraud, larceny, and contempt of court.
In the early 1990s, Trudeau was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud. In 2007, he was accused of grossly misrepresenting the contents of his book, The Weight-Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About. In a 2004 settlement, he agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and cease marketing all products except his books, which are protected under the First Amendment. In 2011, he was fined $37.6 million for violating the 2004 settlement, and ordered to post a $2 million bond before engaging in any future infomercial advertising.
In 2013, facing consequences for non-payment of the $37 million judgment, Trudeau filed for bankruptcy protection. His claims of insolvency were challenged by FTC lawyers, who maintained that he was hiding money in shell companies, and cited examples of continued lavish spending, such as $359 for a haircut. In November 2013, Trudeau was convicted of criminal contempt, and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March 2014. The Chicago Tribune reported in April 2014 that infomercials starring Trudeau and promoting his books continued to air regularly on United States television stations even though he was in jail at the time. Trudeau left federal custody in 2022 after 8 years, after which the FTC continued to pursue the unpaid $37 million fine.
In the early 1990s, Trudeau was convicted of larceny and credit card fraud. In 2007, he was accused of grossly misrepresenting the contents of his book, The Weight-Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About. In a 2004 settlement, he agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and cease marketing all products except his books, which are protected under the First Amendment. In 2011, he was fined $37.6 million for violating the 2004 settlement, and ordered to post a $2 million bond before engaging in any future infomercial advertising.
In 2013, facing consequences for non-payment of the $37 million judgment, Trudeau filed for bankruptcy protection. His claims of insolvency were challenged by FTC lawyers, who maintained that he was hiding money in shell companies, and cited examples of continued lavish spending, such as $359 for a haircut. In November 2013, Trudeau was convicted of criminal contempt, and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in March 2014. The Chicago Tribune reported in April 2014 that infomercials starring Trudeau and promoting his books continued to air regularly on United States television stations even though he was in jail at the time. Trudeau left federal custody in 2022 after 8 years, after which the FTC continued to pursue the unpaid $37 million fine.
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June 2, 2013
To change your whole life is a tall order for a book, but I believe that Debt Cures “They” REALLY Don’t Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau can do just that. This book is chock full of information to turn your life around in a matter of months. Kevin Trudeau is my all-time favorite author. Even though he only writes non-fiction books his passion for what he writes and the style that he writes in is very entertaining and nothing like a textbook. The anecdotes in the book make it feel even more like a story or journey than simple facts on paper.
This is very similar to his other books, such as Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About. The passion and entertaining stories are all transferred over to this new topic and has the same effect.
The main purpose of this book is obviously for you to learn something. That something being to get rid of all your debt and generate wealth for yourself. This is the reason why I read; to learn something. And Kevin can be one of the most influential writers at times. He is compelling and witty with hardly a dull moment of text. This is reflected in his radio show and TV infomercials. He knows how to talk directly to you even if he doesn’t know you exist.
My one complaint about this book is that Kevin can be a bit long winded and, as he says in the book, a “broken record”. This makes it a book that you can’t skip around in and must read cover to cover. This would be a problem for the people who are looking for a quick 10 minute fix for whatever money problem they have. This book, however, is setup so that all of the topics are linked together. You can’t have one without the other, so to speak.
Overall I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Even though Kevin is my favorite writer he has written a few better books. But this is not his worst by far. The writing was solid and the anecdotes were entertaining, I just think he used a few too many words per topic then were needed.
This is very similar to his other books, such as Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About. The passion and entertaining stories are all transferred over to this new topic and has the same effect.
The main purpose of this book is obviously for you to learn something. That something being to get rid of all your debt and generate wealth for yourself. This is the reason why I read; to learn something. And Kevin can be one of the most influential writers at times. He is compelling and witty with hardly a dull moment of text. This is reflected in his radio show and TV infomercials. He knows how to talk directly to you even if he doesn’t know you exist.
My one complaint about this book is that Kevin can be a bit long winded and, as he says in the book, a “broken record”. This makes it a book that you can’t skip around in and must read cover to cover. This would be a problem for the people who are looking for a quick 10 minute fix for whatever money problem they have. This book, however, is setup so that all of the topics are linked together. You can’t have one without the other, so to speak.
Overall I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Even though Kevin is my favorite writer he has written a few better books. But this is not his worst by far. The writing was solid and the anecdotes were entertaining, I just think he used a few too many words per topic then were needed.
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May 16, 2013Great book on how to become debt free. It shows you simple solutions to a common problem - money!
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