Reeling from a storm of national criticism, U.S. Senate challenger J.D. Hayworth on Thursday issued a written apology for his involvement in a 2007 infomercial promoting "free" government grant seminars that consumer advocates have slammed as a rip-off.
The apology came days after the GOP candidate's initial response to the furor, which was that the infomercial simply was a broadcasting job and that viewers should have taken a "buyer beware" approach to its claims.
The company that produced the 30-minute infomercial, National Grants Conferences, earned an "F" rating from the Better Business Bureau; settled a 2006 consumer-fraud lawsuit brought by Vermont's attorney general; and filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
"I believed . . . this to be a reputable firm, but I did not completely check out the organization," said Hayworth, a former six-term congressman and radio talk-show host running against Sen. John McCain in the Aug. 24 primary.
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