ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors are blurring the line between salesmanship and fraud by bringing criminal charges against two self-proclaimed stock trading experts who touted their abilities in ...

Donald Lapre, a Phoenix-based infomercial pitchman who had been indicted of fraud for allegedly selling phony vitamins, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his prison cell, according to a U.S ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has tossed out federal fraud convictions against two salespeople who used late-night infomercials to tout their stock-trading abilities and lure customers.A jury ...

Two self-proclaimed experts at trading stocks who used infomercials and hotel seminars to tout their abilities have been indicted on federal fraud charges. Linda Woolf, 48, of Sandy, Utah, and David ...

An infomercial producer whose company was ordered by a Boston federal court to disgorge nearly $49 million to the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive advertising, has pleaded guilty to misbranding ...

ALEXANDRIA -- A federal jury is debating whether two self-described stock-trading experts who used late-night infomercials to tout their success were frauds who deceived consumers or successful ...

The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on health products sold through infomercials, alleging that fraudulent claims are ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Former TV pitchman and Beverly business owner Donald ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Prosecutors are blurring the line between salesmanship and fraud by bringing criminal charges against two self-proclaimed stock trading experts who touted their abilities in ...