UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

KEVIN TRUDEAU,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 03-C-3904

HON. ROBERT W. GETTLEMAN

ORDER

Having reviewed Kevin Trudeau’s Motion for Clarification of the June 6, 2023 Order (the 

“Order”) and for Permission to Travel so that He Can Meet with the FTC in Person [ECF 1149], 

it is ordered as follows:

1. Pursuant to the Order’s requirement that Trudeau report to the FTC and the Court 

on a “bi-monthly” basis all his “monies received, and expenses and disbursements made by him”

(the Reports”) Trudeau shall (a) submit his Reports every two months; (b) submit his first Report 

on August 21, 2023, for the reporting period of June 7 through August 7; (c) submit each Report 

two weeks after the close of each reporting period; (d) not rely on the fact that two weeks have 

passed since the close of any reporting period to argue that it is too late for the FTC to question 

the substance of any past Report; (e) attach to each Report its supporting documents (e.g. bank 

statements, receipts, etc.); (f) reasonably detail each Report’s material sums (e.g. if Trudeau is paid 

more than once during the reporting period, each check will be itemized); (g) detail the income 

and disbursements of Trudeau Consulting, Training and Coaching LLC and Trudeau Holdings 

LLC; (h) provide his Reports in Microsoft Excel format; and (i) include receipts for ordinary and 

necessary expenses reimbursed by GIN Unite and the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (“KTFC”).

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2. KTFC may retain funds to cover its reasonable operating expenses, which Trudeau 

shall itemize in his Reports. Any funds net of such expenses and those amounts paid to Trudeau 

will be paid to the FTC directly by the KTFC or paid to Trudeau so that he can pay them to the 

FTC net of all taxes at the time of his bi-monthly Reports.

3. Trudeau may aggregate all covered payments on which he must report and remit 

them in one lump sum to the FTC every two months along with his Reports.

4. Trudeau may provide his Reports to the FTC and the court by filing his Reports 

under seal with a paper courtesy copy delivered to chambers.

5. Trudeau shall pay to the FTC seventy-five percent (75%) of all earnings and other 

monies that he receives from GIN Unite, or any of its affiliates, net of all assessed taxes and payroll 

deductions (e.g., health insurance premiums).

6. Trudeau and KTFC shall suspend the practice of tithing until further order of this 

court.

7. Trudeau may establish a new legal defense fund separate from KTFC. The sole 

purpose of the new legal defense fund will be to collect third-party contributions to pay Trudeau’s

legal fees and costs and to remit such contributions to Trudeau’s counsel. One hundred percent 

(100%) of all contributions to the fund shall be applied toward Trudeau’s legal fees and costs, net

of any reasonable expenses incurred to create and maintain the fund. Trudeau may solicit 

contributions to his legal defense fund, provided that any such solicitations expressly state that the 

sole purpose of any contributions to the fund are to pay Trudeau’s legal expenses and that such 

contributions are not in lieu of any payments that would otherwise be made to KTFC. Trudeau 

shall submit bi-monthly Reports detailing the income and expenses of the legal defense fund 

consistent with his other reporting requirements. 

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8. Trudeau’s request for permission to travel to Washington, D.C. for an in-person 

meeting with the FTC is entered and continued.

 

So ordered:

ENTER:

____________________________________

Robert W. Gettleman

United States District Judge

DATE: June 16, 2023

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