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Renowned TV pitchman Don Lapre has been arrested on charges that he defrauded more than 200,000 people of nearly $52million.
The frontman, known for his emphatic salesman's style, has been indicted by a grand jury in Phoenix, after being accused of running a nationwide scheme to sell worthless Internet-based businesses to fans.
Lapre has been charged with 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and promotional money laundering.
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Read more: Don Lapre: TV pitchman faces 25 years in 1 bed prison cell over '$52m fraud' | Mail Online
The frontman, known for his emphatic salesman's style, has been indicted by a grand jury in Phoenix, after being accused of running a nationwide scheme to sell worthless Internet-based businesses to fans.
Lapre has been charged with 41 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and promotional money laundering.
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Read more: Don Lapre: TV pitchman faces 25 years in 1 bed prison cell over '$52m fraud' | Mail Online