But investors were allegedly misled as the company tried to get them to purchase additional advertising and other services. Lapre was known for his emphatic salesman style but the company was shut down in after customers filed hundreds of complaints.
The pitchman, who referred to himself on his website as 'The King of Infomercials', would recount his hard-luck life story to viewers. In a rambling note on his website, Lapre said he did nothing wrong. I am left to fight a battle that will for sure destroy what energy I have left inside.
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In fact, his oddball persona, coupled with the murky terms of his schemes, made Lapre nearly impervious to most legal chastisement outside of being called out by consumer watchdog organizations and putting up with claims from customers who reported being ripped off. By , it seemed the jig was up after Lapre was told to stop pushing a miracle vitamin that promised to cure everything from arthritis to cancer.
The next anyone knew, Don Lapre was living out of a ritzy gym in Arizona, trying to kill himself before facing trial for 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and promotional money laundering.
Ironically enough, his legacy lives on in the form of quickly thrown together website which used to advertise a number of his programs. Infomercial pitchman Don Lapre died as he lived: selling himself, in an online suicide note that doubles as a motivational get-rich pep-talk. Lapre was found dead in an Arizona jail cell Sunday morning, having bled to death while awaiting a trial on 41 counts of fraud and money laundering.
Lapre was a regular on TV in the s and s , selling telephone lines, "smart learning," vitamins and a turnkey business involving " tiny classified ads " in thousands of local newspapers:. However there was a 'large amount of blood' in the cell where he was found and so it appears he cut himself, law enforcement sources told TMZ. A grand jury had indicted him on counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and promotional money laundering.
When Lapre failed to arrive for his arraignment that month a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was discovered less than 24 hours later. Authorities found him in a gym with a cut in his groin and they believed at the time he had attempted suicide by trying to slice his femoral artery. Last week, Lapre's attorney filed a motion at U. District Court in Phoenix seeking to get him released from jail pending his trial, scheduled for next year, the Arizona Republic reported.
The motion said that Lapre was no longer a flight risk and would have access to a psychologist to monitor his medication and mental status. The company said it would support the hundreds of thousands of people it recruited to start up online businesses selling vitamins. But investors were allegedly misled as the company tried to get them to purchase additional advertising and other services.
Lapre was known for his emphatic salesman style but the company was shut down in after customers filed hundreds of complaints. The pitchman, who referred to himself on his website as 'The King of Infomercials', would recount his hard-luck life story to viewers.
In a rambling note on his website, Lapre said he did nothing wrong. I am left to fight a battle that will for sure destroy what energy I have left inside. Visit msnbc. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Argos AO.
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