Kevin Trudeau update: Katie is free...indefinitely, maybe

My little graphic for my previous post was even more prescient than I realized. This came in just a while ago from our intrepid reporter Phil Rogers at NBC5 Chicago, and was confirmed by popping on to PACER to see the FTC crying, "Uncle!" (See graphic above; click to enlarge.)

Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau has the United States Congress to thank for his freedom.

By shutting down the government, lawmakers have also shut down the federal lawyers attempting to throw Trudeau in jail.

Today, those attorneys for the Federal Trade Commission reluctantly told Judge Robert Gettleman that because of the government shutdown, they have no money to pursue the case against Trudeau. Because of that, they asked that a scheduled Oct. 4 hearing be indefinitely postponed.

For Trudeau, the delay could not come at a better time...

...For now, it appears Trudeau has a temporary ticket to the outside world...

At least until the criminal trial, which is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's office... but that too may be postponed. Indefinitely. (Although it seems, for now, that things are proceeding as if it's really going to happen on schedule.)