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TV Pitchman Don Lapre Found Dead in Jail Cell

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notepad Oct 09, 2011, 11:39:36 PM #1
This story happened last week but I just stumbled on it tonight.

Most people will remember this guy and all his infomercials about hos to buy his plan to post ads in newspapers and get rich.

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Embattled TV pitchman Don Lapre was found dead of an apparent suicide in his cell Sunday Oct 2, 2011

The manner of his death has not been confirmed, but we've learned from U.S. Marshals that his body was indeed found at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at a holding facility in Florence.

Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Matt Hershey says at first glance, his death appears to be a suicide -- but the investigation is ongoing.

His trial was due to begin Tuesday.

Lapre was being held in federal jail without bond, awaiting trial on charges of defrauding at least 220,000 people out of nearly $52 million.

Prosecutors accused him of selling worthless vitamins that could not live up to advertising claims.

Lapre was arrested June 23 in Tempe by the U.S. Marshals Service after failing to appear a day earlier for his arraignment. He had been camping out inside a Lifetime Fitness locker room.

A grand jury indicted the 47-year-old on 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and promotional money laundering in connection to his company "The Greatest Vitamin in the World."


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notepad Oct 10, 2011, 03:21:32 PM #2
It's because of con-artists like Don Lapre that everyone these days has to do serious due diligence before buying anything they see on Tv or the internet.

It served him right to get busted but it's sad he killed himself. It just goes to show, it's not all about the money if you have to resort to these extremes.
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notepad Dec 23, 2011, 06:22:32 AM #3
will remember this guy and all his infomercials about hos to buy his plan to post ads in newspapers and get rich.
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