Article: Kevin Trudeau snaps back at FTC.(Federal Trade Commission)

CHICAGO -- In September 2004, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed complaints against popular infomercial host Kevin Trudeau for false and/or misleading claims within his endorsements of products that purported to cure or treat cancer with natural remedies. Trudeau recently turned the tables and filed two separate complaints in a Chicago U.S. District Court against the Commission for similar reasons.

According to Trudeau's complaints, filed Feb. 28, the Commission violated its own rules governing deceptive communication by publicizing information about him that implied he was guilty of false advertising.

Trudeau settled the $2 million complaint and was banned from ...

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