Goodbye, Camp Cupcake: Kevin Trudeau is out of prison (sort of)

He's not yet in the wild, and it remains to be seen how many restrictions there are and will be on his activities -- and how (or if) he will try to violate those restrictions -- but serial scammer Kevin Trudeau is out of prison camp, and is currently in home confinement in Chicago, under the auspices of a Bureau of Prisons RRM (Residential Reentry Management) program. [UPDATED January 7, 2021]  

On the last day of last year I dropped a broad hint about the possibility of some startling news that I was sure a lot of folks weren't going to like very much, though I noted that some would be thrilled. That was a coy reference to vague rumors that had been whirling around from a variety of sources for a while, but for which I had no first-hand information, or even second- or third-hand info. And although I still don't have an abundance of details to share at the moment, I can at least tell you this: One of this blog's favorite subjects, serial scammer Kevin Trudeau (aka KT, aka Katie on this Whirled) has apparently been released from FPC (Federal Prison Camp) Montgomery, AL, the minimum-security facility where he's been languishing since 2014, and which he fondly nicknamed, "Camp Cupcake."

For a sentimental trip down memory lane, here's a link to a screenshot of a May 2014 Facebook post praising Kevin's ability to "manifest" that sweet home in Alabama. But all was not sweetness and light, despite FPC Montgomery's status as "the best prison camp in the Country," and its being Camp Cupcake and all that. For nearly seven long years Trudeau and his lawyers and minions spent time, energy, and (other people's) money striving to get him sprung from his lavish digs, even repeatedly/obsessively appealing to President-Reject Donald J. Trump to commute Kevin's sentence and even pardon him -- a matter covered a few times on this Whirled.

It was in January of 2020 that rumors of Trudeau's imminent release from Federal sleepaway camp began heating up, which I first mentioned here. A little over a week later I published a post about a January 26, 2020 article by Jon Seidel at the Chicago Sun Times, reporting on an email Trudeau had written to Judge Robert Gettleman, who had presided over Trudeau's court cases for many years. Trudeau had asked Judge Gettleman for guidelines on what he would be legally allowed to do once he was released from prison. My post (here's that link again) includes screenshots of the original 2014 sentencing order outlining the terms that the sentencing judge, Ronald Guzman, originally intended for Trudeau's release. In my view, that document provided some pretty good guidelines, but perhaps Trudeau had forgotten about it or had never seen it.

In the following months there were several other rumors, some less credible than others, about Trudeau being liberated from prison well ahead of his originally scheduled release date, which is still listed as May 2022 on the Bureau of Prisons site. (By the way, you're not alone if you're confused about why the date would be 2022 instead of 2024, considering that he was sentenced in 2014 and the sentence was supposed to be 10 years, but presumably the off-and-on confinement he'd been undergoing since 2013 was considered time served. That still doesn't quite add up to a 10-year sentence, but who am I to quibble?)

In April of 2020, rumors of an imminent release suddenly seemed more plausible again due to the COVID-19 crisis; I wrote about that here. Though nothing seemed to come of those plans either, in that April post I listed several questions that had been raised for me in light of the rumors and reports, and some of those questions are still valid. For I still don't know the exact reason for and terms of Trudeau's release, e.g., how much if anything it had to do with the COVID-19 issue; what sort of restrictions he will be under, and for how long; and so forth.

Speaking of the coronavirus, I've mentioned this before, but if it did play even a marginal part in the early release, that's a bit ironic in light of the fact that over a period of a couple of months last year, Trudeau shared an abundance of cliched conspiranoid blather about how COVID-19 was fake news and no big deal. Here's a link to my first of two posts specifically about that; in the PS there's a link to the second post.

Another big unknown is the extent to which Trudeau and his minions will go to get him scamming on a much broader scale again. Because you know that's coming. We've been seeing hints of it for a long time -- hints that were amplified in late 2019 with the GuruKev/Nuggets of Gold shticks -- see this December 2019 Whirled post. That post is bursting with evidence that the leopard really hasn't changed his spots, even if he has donned a gaudy cloak of McSpirituality in an attempt to disguise the spots.

Moreover, the seekrit club Kevin founded years ago, the Global Information Network (GIN) has been using Trudeau to promote their Level 8 "training." GIN is no longer the mega-scam it was back in the Katie daze, and on paper he no longer owns it (though some of his scambuddies do), but he is still GIN's biggest draw, and both the GIN leadership and Trudeau know that.

So yeah, there are still a lot of unknowns, or known unknowns.

Perhaps the biggest question is whether or not Trudeau will ever be held truly accountable for the hundreds of thousands of dollars he scammed from thousands of GIN members between 2009 and the time the court-appointed receiver shut down GIN's big MLM pyramid. That scam made the diet-book infomercial offenses for which he actually served his prison sentence look trifling by comparison.

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[Updated information:] I do have a fairly good idea of where Kevin Trudeau has landed for now, although I will not give any specifics that would compromise any private citizens who might be involved. What I am writing here is based on publicly available information. As of January 7, 2021, Trudeau is no longer listed as being "Not in BOP (Bureau of Prisons) Custody" (as was the case on January 6, when I first published this post); he is now listed as being in the custody of RRM Chicago. I have updated my lead blurb and graphic accordingly.

RRM stands for "Residential Reentry Management," suggesting that wherever he is currently residing -- whether in an actual "halfway house" (residential reentry center) or elsewhere (e.g., home confinement in a private residence) -- he is being overseen by a halfway-house program in the Chicago area, under the auspices of the BOP. This makes sense, as it will make it easier for the courts in which his civil and criminal cases were litigated to keep an eye on him.

I am guessing (though I don't know for sure) that since he is still under supervision, Trudeau has to wear an ankle bracelet. If so, what a comedown from those $6,380.00 cuff links that were part of the exhibits in his criminal trial a few years ago... but on the other hand, an ankle bracelet is ever so much more versatile than cuff links, and you can wear it with any outfit.

What puzzles me is why the news of Kevin Trudeau's release from prison hasn't been shouted from the rooftops by the GIN fat cats (i.e., current GIN owners Dr. Ted Morter, Dr. Tom Morter, and Blaine Athorn) and/or others who have been clamoring for Katie's freedom for years. At least I haven't heard (or seen) any shouting. Maybe they're trying to save it as a surprise to announce at the next big GIN event -- the Global Family Reunion 2021 -- during which, as it happens, Kevin Trudeau's 58th birthday will fall (February 6). Granted, GFR 21 will have to be virtual due to COVID-19, but no worries: it'll still be barrels of fun. As the promo copy breathlessly states:

GIN is committed to delivering this unbelievable event of fun, Family and fantastic GIN Training to YOU in the comfort of your home! We will gather with our GIN Brothers and Sisters from every corner of the globe and as a Family we will make a difference this coming year! We're all in this together!

Scroll down a bit and there's another exciting promise: "We will also celebrate K.T.'s birthday on February 6th like never before!"

So I am thinking that perhaps the GINfolk are planning a totally surprise virtual appearance at the virtual Family Reunion by the newly uncaged Uncle Kevin. If that is the case, then my goodness, I'm sorry if I spoiled the surprise. I just have no manners whatsoever. That's probably why I never get invited to life-changing Family Reunions.

I will post more info as I get it.

Update, January 9, 2021:
It appears that the GIN fat cats are indeed shouting it from the rooftops now -- or at least from the GIN United web site, and via email and Facebook. Maybe they felt they had to do it because I'd already spoiled the surprise. Or maybe I'm giving myself too much credit; after all, everybody knows that nobody reads this little blog. Whatever the reason may be, one of the aforementioned fat cats -- Dr. Tom Morter, or Doctor Tom to you -- made the announcement during his weekly GIN update on January 8, 2021. Here is the link. (And don't be fooled by the mislabeling in the URL; it really is from 2021).

Just in case you don't want to sit through all of Doctor Tom's jolly but bland faux-tivational prattle, the actual announcement about the freeing of the Great Master begins at about 7:05. During the course of his missive Tom reads a "very carefully crafted" email about the matter, which he says has been sent out to all GIN members. He says everyone is welcome to share it but warns that they absolutely, positively must not, not, NOT alter a single word of it. I speculate that this is because it was dictated by the Master Himself, and every word is carefully imbued with magickal vibrations and whatnot. Here is the message, which I copied and pasted from one of the Katie Facebook pages:

To: All Global Information Network Members
It is our pleasure to share with you that recently Kevin has been transferred from the Montgomery Federal Prison Camp to be allowed to serve the balance of his sentence in home confinement [in Chicagoland USA, the very jurisdiction where he was tried and convicted, and where a couple of judges are waiting for him].

Kevin is still in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. This is the next step for Kevin as he gets closer to the end of his incarceration [and plans his next mega-scams]. In respect of allowing Kevin a peaceful transition this is all we can share with you at this time. Please be respectful of this as well. We will share more updates with you as we can in the future [but maybe check in now and then on the Whirled Musings blog if you want to find out anything before then].

As we enter the New Year, it is a time to be thankful, grateful and appreciative.

Important Note: Do not add, change or modify anything in this statement if you are sharing it with others.

Happy New Year 2021!

With love & support [and anticipation of finding new ways to pick your pockets],
Your GIN Team

Oh, dear. I may have modified a few things here and there, in violation of the directive. But I have faithfully conveyed the essence of the message, so that has to count for something.

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