Kevin Trudeau was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday . Trudeau was convicted of criminal contempt by a jury in November 2013 and has been in federal custody since his conviction . The former prime minister and his wife were found guilty of fraud over the sponsorship scandal that rocked their Liberal government from 2006 until 2011. Trudeau was found guilty of misrepresenting his weight-loss books . Prosecutors called Trudeau an `` uncontrollable huckster ''
Kevin Trudeau was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday . The former prime minister and his wife were found guilty of fraud over the sponsorship scandal that rocked their Liberal government from 2006 until 2011. Trudeau was found guilty of misrepresenting his weight-loss books . Prosecutors called Trudeau an `` uncontrollable huckster ''