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Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

=== Return of the Affiliate Program ===
The new affiliate program kicked off in the summer of 2026 during the time of the annual Level V Summer Conference with the focus now being on creating Facebook pages and inviting people to follow it. The difference is that now higher level members are invited to participate in illegal activities who remember when Kevin Trudeau went to prison.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

Furthermore, the dollar values and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

An example of a reward is that GIN decided to provide the $90K value dream processes (as well as the leadership and communication processes) for free to members at major events, starting at the 2026 Dream Weekend.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event though that was eliminated on the 2026 Dream Weekend.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

=== Return of the Affiliate Program ===
The new affiliate program kicked off in the summer of 2026 with the focus now being on creating Facebook pages and inviting people to follow it.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
<gallery mode=packed heights=300>
File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

Furthermore, the dollar values and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

An example of a reward is that GIN decided to provide the $90K value dream processes (as well as the leadership and communication processes) for free to members at major events, starting at the 2026 Dream Weekend.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event though that was eliminated on the 2026 Dream Weekend.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

Furthermore, the dollar values and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

An example of a reward is that GIN decided to provide the $90K value dream processes (as well as the leadership and communication processes) for free to members at major events, starting at the 2026 Dream Weekend.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event though that was eliminated on the 2026 Dream Weekend.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

Furthermore, the dollar values and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, GIN decided to provide the $33K dream processes (as well as the leadership and communication processes) for free to members at major events, starting at the 2026 Dream Weekend. However, they claimed that the $33K processes had a $90K value. Another example: the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
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Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

The dollar value and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, GIN decided to provide the $33K dream processes (as well as the leadership and communication processes) for free to members at major events, starting at the 2026 Dream Weekend. However, they claimed that the $33K processes had a $90K value. Another example: the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
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Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
<gallery mode=packed heights=300>
File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

The dollar value and time values often fluctuate, giving the feeling that they are arbitrary numbers. For example, the seminar on 40 steps of the success algorithm is publicly shown as 20 hours on the relationship processes website, 15 hours on the superpower processes website, and 13 hours on the superpower processes order page.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> (born Danielle Grozavu) as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
<gallery mode=packed heights=300>
File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder. Danielle Trudeau held up J.K. Rowling as a role model at the beginning of the 2026 Dream Weekend.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters) |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919211509/https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |dead-url=yes }}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>. She now goes by Natasha Vie, returning to birth name Natasha.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>. He also claimed to have joined The Brotherhood in 1969 and inducted in 1970 according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally. Since he was born in 1963, that would mean someone reached out to him when he was 6.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
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Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
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|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh, according to the 6 December 2025 Seminar and Rally.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
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Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
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|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director around the time Kevin Trudeau was living with him, according to the 6 December Seminar and Rally and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

Though not working in the office, the GIN store owner is part of GIN staff and is not part of a front group. The previosu GIN store owner was Greg Kramer, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison, it was taken over by William Collaugh.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
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Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
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|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best"<ref>Warner, Dustin. " World's Top Natural Health Expert Discovers Virtually ALL Nutritional Supplements are Fake or "Filled with DEADLY Poisons." November 2025. https://worldsbest.myclickfunnels.com/organicpost </ref>.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Members even take supplements made by Kevin Trudeau that he calls "World's Best".

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
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Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC<ref name=":6" />. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
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|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

Every claim that might be even slightly controversial or questionable needs to be backed by a source, [[User talk:Asukite|ASUKITE]] 15:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC) [[User:Grad0507|Grad0507]] ([[User talk:Grad0507|talk]]) [[Draft talk:Kevin Trudeau's Global Information Network (GIN)#c-Asukite-20240830150500-Previous comment in the draft|17:39, 10 September 2024 (UTC)]]{{AFC comment|1=Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is [[WP:PROMOTION|not a means of promoting]] outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. [[User:Utopes|Utopes]] ('''[[User talk:Utopes|talk]]''' / '''[[Special:Contributions/Utopes|cont]]''') 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC. The YWIYC book has only five names in the testimonials out of 17 testimonials. It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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* '''Comment:''' Much of the article is unreferenced, and contains multiple paragraphs and sections that do not contain any citations. Please remove all external links from the body of the article; Wikipedia is not a means of promoting outside websites, such as the kevintrudeaufanclub.com, or Trudeau's youtube channel. Utopes (talk / cont) 21:09, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

* '''Comment:''' The lead [...] should be an even summary of what [[Wikipedia:RS|reliable]] media coverage we can find on the topic.

The "cult" section is borderline POV and should be rewritten to be fact-centric. [...]

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== Introduction ==
[[wikidata:Q122925256|Global Information Network (GIN)]] is a private international association created as a foundation in 2009 in Nevis, a known tax haven, by [[Kevin Trudeau]]. It is a success member organization focused on the [[Law of attraction (New Thought)|Law of Attraction]]. As of 2015 "GIN generated more than $100 million since it was formed in 2009."<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gell |first=Aaron |date=20 January 2015 |title='That's Not All!" Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thats-not-all-kevin-trudeau-the-worlds-greatest-salesman-makes-one-last-pitch/articleshow/45957173.cms |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

GIN is not to be confused with non-profit news organization [[Global Information Network]], [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/serrano-marcela-1951 ''Global Information Network'' by Marcela Serrano], or [[Zip2|Global Link Information Network, Inc]]. with [[Elon Musk]]. The name could have been chosen to evoke a former phrase used to mean the [[Internet]], [https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet a computer network].

Members are attracted by different avenues; some become members because they read Kevin Trudeau's ''[[Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About|Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About]].'' This can lead Kevin Trudeau to regulate diet – food and drink, hunger and/or fasting. Note that Kevin Trudeau claimed to be a [https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963 70-year-old] and claimed that [[wikipedia:Kevin_Trudeau|AIDS was a hoax]] in his original ''Natural Cures'' book<ref>https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963</ref>.

"Kevin Trudeau is not seventy years old. This is an outrageous lie, being told to your face by an equally outrageous excuse for a human being. Trudeau is telling you this whopper for one reason: because he wants your money."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/kevin-trudeau-was-born-1963|title=Kevin Trudeau Was Born in 1963|last=Lowe|first=Derek|date=15 August 2006|work=Science|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Other members are attracted by the positive thinking, especially if they were previous victims of verbal abuse. Others become members because they believe it is a [[secret society]].

Mark "Mark Dice" Shouldice says, "Trudeau cleverly decided to mix secret societies in with his sales pitch, since he knows a growing segment of the population are highly interested in researching them."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shouldice "Dice" |first=Mark |title=The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction |date=13 April 2009 |publisher=The Resistance |year=2009 |isbn=978-0967346656 |edition=First}}</ref>

"Kevin Mark Trudeau [...] has been preaching for the last few years through his highly controversial Global Information Network (GIN), a group claiming to be involved with the real [[Illuminati]], yet denounced as a fraud by mainstream media."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Trudeau Global Information Network: Investigation Into Secret Club Promoted by TV Pitchman |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/national/kevin-trudeau-global-information-network-investigation-into-secret-club-promoted-by-tv-pitchman |work=ABC15 Arizona}}</ref>

When [https://kevintrudeau.com Kevin Trudeau] created this organization, he asked Wallace H. Ward (a.k.a., [[Mark Hamilton (writer)|Mark Hamilton]]), son of Neo-Tech/Neothink founder Wallace Ward (a.k.a., [[Frank R. Wallace]]), if he could use his direct mail marketing list. This was how he was able to grow the club membership so quickly. The original 2009 members are called "Visionaries."

"Mark Hamilton saw a need to help his members that are already a part of the Global Information Network or wish to become an Affiliate / Member"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |first=Neothink |date=14 January 2010 |title=Global Information Network Super Team |url=https://neothinknews.com/business-alliance/global-information-network-super-team/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Neothink Newspaper}}</ref>

GIN's [[North American Industry Classification System|NAICS]] code are 51 (information), 56 (office administration), 561 (administrative and support services), and 54541 (professional, scientific, and technical services). GIN's SIC code is 8748 (business consulting services).

=== International ===
[[File:Languages on Site 2024-11-03 at 8.53.22 AM.png|alt=Languages available on GIN site|left|thumb|Languages available on GIN site]]
Most members come from the United States of America, Canada, France, Guadalupe, and Iran (Economic Tier 5) but there are members from all over the world, including a growing number of members in Africa.

There are major event channels on Telegram for English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian.

The head of the Translation Team was Bryan Kuhns. He is now the head of Social Media Marketing for Trudeau Consulting, a GIN [[Front organization|front group]] that uses the domain of kevintrudeau.com.

The current website can translate to Albanian (Shqip), English (for the USA and UK), French (for Canada, France, and Guadalupe), German, Hungarian (Magyar), Spanish (for the USA, Argentina, and Colombia), and Portuguese<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=The Global Information Network |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=The Global Information Network}}</ref> (see image).
[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 8.52.09 AM.png|alt=Languages for translating training|thumb|Languages for translating training]]

Subtitle translations for training have been provided in Albanian, English, French, German, Farsi (for Iran), Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish (see image).[[File:Languages for Training 2024-11-03 at 9.02.03 AM.png|alt=Subtitle language options for training|thumb|Subtitle language options for training|left]]

Some levels are still undergoing translation into Chinese, Dutch (for the Netherlands and Aruba), Czechoslokavian, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian from the Translations team of the Volunteer Service Corps.

The members in Japan and the Philippines must already know English to be a member since nothing is translated into their language.

== Ownership ==
Kevin Trudeau bought a house in Ojai, CA in 2003, which was the address for his businesses Sumo TV Limited<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Wck9mWr66eVKaMNI3z26k2FmLCI/appointments</nowiki>). Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>, Shop America Ltd., Shop America PLC, and Trustar Global Media Ltd., all of which has since been dissolved with the exception of Shop America Ltd<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (30 December 2024). "Mr. Kevin Trudeau" (<nowiki>https://companycheck.co.uk/director/909866514/KEVIN--TRUDEAU/companies</nowiki>). CompanyCheck. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. Before GIN was KMT Capital Corporation, which was named after Kevin Trudeau's initials and was opened on December 21, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York<ref>"KMT Capital Corp" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/ny/kmt-capital-corp.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref> after his case against the FTC regarding selling his Natural Cures book on infomercials<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (28 February 2005). "Case 1:05-cv-00400-JDB" (<nowiki>https://quackwatch.org/wpcontent/uploads/sites/33/quackwatch/casewatch/ftc/enforcements/trudeau/kt1complaint.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). QuackWatch. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. On May 15, 2008, Kevin Trudeau filed from Delaware that it would do business with the State of California. The principal and mailing address was moved to Westmont, IL at the same principal address where he had previously opened Direct Response Associates LLC on March 24, 1999<ref>"130 QUAIL RIDGE DRIVE WESTMONT, IL 60559" (<nowiki>https://www.bizapedia.com/addresses/130-quail-ridge-drive-westmont-il-60559.html</nowiki>). Bizapedia. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>.

After Kevin Trudeau founded GIN and got married, he placed it under his wife's name, Nataliya Babenko (née Natasha Babenko). Nataliya filed a motion to quash a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), but the motion was denied<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=22 March 2012 |title=Babenko v. Fed. Trade Commission |url=https://casetext.com/case/babenko-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Casetext (part of Thomson Reuters)}}</ref>.

"[Nataliya] Babenko had signatory authority on the club's U.S. bank accounts, the records show."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=James |date=30 January 2014 |title=Despite Pleas for Mercy, Infomercial King Kevin Trudeau to Remain Behind Bars |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/01/despite-pleas-for-mercy-infomercial-king-kevin-trudeau-to-remain-behind-bars |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=ABC News |pages=1}}</ref>

KMT Capital Corporation was dissolved on October 26, 2011. Then in June 28, 2011, Kevin Trudeau founded GIN USA Inc., which had the same principal address as KMT Capital Corporation[11], but he kept his wife as the legal owner.
[[File:Messages sent to Natasha Babenko.png|alt=Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell|thumb|513x513px|Messages sent to Natasha Babenko from Dr. Coldwell]]
Nataliya Babenko is no longer married due to him; in legal documents she claimed marital fraud<ref>{{Cite web |last=Babenko |first=Nataliya |date=19 October 2022 |title=Trudeau Kevin vs. Babenko Nataliya |url=https://trellis.law/case/17031/2021d001424/trudeau-kevin-vs-babenko-nataliya |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Trellis}}</ref>.

When he was brought to trial, Kevin Trudeau asked all his followers to send Judge Gettlemen emails. Judge Gettleman brought his laptop into the court and said that since the pinging of email after email was happening in his courtroom, he was going to hold Kevin Trudeau in contempt of court<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=13 July 2012 |title=Trudeau Brief (Federal Trade Commission v. Kevin Trudeau) |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/120713trudeaubrief.pdf |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Federal Trade Commission}}</ref>. For context, Judge Gettleman was the same judge who oversaw the FTC against him regarding coral calcium<ref>Trudeau, Kevin (November 2003). "Civ. No. 03C 3904" (<nowiki>https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/06/coralcalciumcmp.pdf</nowiki>) (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2024.</ref>. His business from that time, K.T. Corporation, Limited from 2003, has been dissolved and is now K.T. Corporation, short for Korea Telecom.

He is now married to Danielle Camacho<ref name=":0" /> as of 2025, which could be problematic if she were to be fired or get a divorce because she knows information at the top and could damage the organization. Marriage might have prevented her from being fired and guaranteed her financial stability.

=== 2014 ===
The idea that this organization is defunct is incorrect and was erroneously assumed to be the case because Kevin Trudeau was in prison, which is euphemistically referred to by GIN members as a "camp". "I regret and am very sorry for all of the bad things I have done in my life. Now I am going against the masters that I once served. I am telling people the truth about Big Pharma, the food industry, the oil industry, governments, and the media. If you believe his story, it's no real stretch to imagine that the Brotherhood has now taken its revenge by helping to put Trudeau in prison."<ref name=":7" /> However, while he was in prison the organization was first run by the receivership, then Troy McClain under The Hybrid Group that owns [[AXS (company)|AXS]] Consulting LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=28 June 2014 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=GIN}}</ref>. During this time the email addresses ended in AXSTeam.com. Before that email addresses ended in JangoMail.com.

"Membership in GIN, which peaked at about 20,000, has fallen precipitously since the receiver took control and now stands at 3,908, according to documents filed by the receiver this week [in 2014]."<ref name=":1" />

Troy McClain was on [[The Apprentice]], which was run by [[Donald Trump]]. Kevin Trudeau chose him specifically because Troy McClain was known as a person with integrity.

"Troy’s rise to prominence happened as he climbed Donald Trump’s ladder on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” advancing all the way to the finals."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClain |first=Troy |date=1 January 2013 |title=Back to the GIN Principles Tour |url=https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/91329/199688/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |website=Event Registration}}</ref>

Then it was sold to the members Blaine Athorne (of the [https://thememoryinstitute.com/ Memory Training Institute, Inc.]) and Ted Morter and Tom Morter who run the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) under MorterGIN LLC.

"The most devoted members are pooling their resources to buy the club for $200K. For that price the new owners will get intellectual property membership database and remaining office furniture at the Chicago area HQ, a stunning fall from grace for a club that generated $100M in a few years."<ref>
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"It has since been taken over by a court-appointed receiver and sold to several of Trudeau's former associates for $200,000 plus a portion of membership fees"<ref name=":7" />

"The club's assets could include memberships lists, thousands of dues-paying customers, and a collection of self-help material produced by Trudeau and others."<ref name=":1" />

[https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html Tom Morter] is now associated with KT Defense, LLC and Trudeau Approved Products, Inc., GIN front groups, the ownership of which could have been included under GIN assets<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morter |first=Tom |date=11 December 2024 |title=Tom Morter |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/tom-morter.html |access-date=11 December 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref>.

Around this time GIN Unite LLC was created on 7 April 2014 in Eagle, Idaho<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hahn |first=Dean |date=4 November 2024 |title=GIN Unite LLC |url=https://www.bizapedia.com/id/gin-unite-llc.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Bizapedia}}</ref> and the website was changed to www.ginunited.com. The Headquarters was in Westmont, Illinois. It also went by GIN Worldwide. GIN made less than $5 million in revenue. The design was based on the Vemma website.

"Trudeau once owned GIN, but while liquidating his assets, the Receiver sold GIN to Petitioner AXS Consulting LLC, an Idaho entity. After the purchase, AXS changed its name to GIN Unite LLC. Trudeau no longer owns GIN Unite, but he is a GIN Unite employee. [...] GIN Unite's owners are not in Idaho. Trudeau is not in Idaho. And, apparently, GIN Unite has no operations in Idaho."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winmill |first=Lynn |date=3 March 2023 |title=GIN Unite, LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n |url=https://casetext.com/case/gin-unite-llc-v-fed-trade-commn |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Casetext}}</ref>

After GIN was taken over by the court-appointed receiver and the creation of GIN Unite LLC, the Federal Trade Commission demanded “all documents relating” to any GIN “financial account.” In response, GIN Unite LLC responded, "[A]ccording to the Subpoena’s terms, GIN would need to prepare and serve written responses and objections, gather, review, and produce documents and communications in response to overbroad requests, and prepare and produce a corporate witness to testify as to GIN’s knowledge on four overbroad topics—all in just ten days from service of the Subpoena including the three-day weekend occasioned by the federal holiday."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Joshua J. |date=22 February 2023 |title=GIN Unite LLC v. Federal Trade Commission |url=https://business.cch.com/ald/GinUnitevFTC1-2.pdf |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Wolters Kluwer Vital Law}}</ref>

=== 2020-Present ===
The website was then changed to www.GlobalInformationNetwork.com around June 2020 and again 31 May 2022, after Kevin Trudeau was released from prison. In addition, the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club website was redesigned to match the design of GlobalInformationNetwork.com.

[[File:Money Request from KTFC.png|alt=Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|thumb|Money request from Kevin Trudeau Fan Club|597x597px]]

According to emails to GIN and Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) members, Kevin Trudeau said he had court cases on September 20, 2024 and November 14, 2024 to determine if he would go back to prison because he was not paying back the $37 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=9 July 2015 |title=FTC's Motion for Approval of Trudeau Partial Victim Redress Plan |url=https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FTCs-motion-for-approval-of-Trudeau-partial-victim-redress-plan.pdf |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Truth in Advertising}}</ref> that he owes fast enough, as way to encourage donations and followers<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grimm |first=Andy |date=10 May 2023 |title=Kevin Trudeau fans still pony up millions to support pitchman convicted of fraud |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/10/23719108/kevin-trudeau-fraud-pitchman-fan-club-millions-support-federal-trade-commission |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=Chicago Sun Times}}</ref>. Even if Kevin Trudeau were to return the prison, the ownership would still remain with his friends who intend to keep GIN running. Even after he won the November 14, 2024 court case, he still asked his followers for $725K in 10 days (due the day after Thanksgiving Day). He is now able to travel outside of the country<ref>Kuhns, Bryan (9 December 2024). "All FTC Charges Against Kevin Trudeau Formally Settled, Concluding Decades-Long Legal Battle" (<nowiki>https://www.accesswire.com/952243/all-ftc-charges-against-kevin-trudeau-formally-settled-concluding-decades-long-legal-battle</nowiki>). AccessWire. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>.

"An Illinois federal judge on Friday approved and offered high praise for a consent order negotiated by the Federal Trade Commission and weight-loss guru Kevin Trudeau, saying they did a "spectacularly good job" laying out the plan for Trudeau to pay the remaining $8 million he owes in the 21-year-old case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botts |first=Celeste |date=15 November 2024 |title=Convicted TV Guru Trudeau, FTC Strike Deal In 21-Year Case |url=https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/2261452/convicted-tv-guru-trudeau-ftc-strike-deal-in-21-year-case |access-date=22 November 2024 |website=Law360}}</ref>

== Illegal Pyramid Scheme ==
GIN was a multi-level marketing (MLM) company before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison for contempt of court that was discovered to be an illegal pyramid scheme. What made it illegal was that the Affiliate Program involved selling memberships rather than products as memberships are not products and are not nonrefundable. Other things that made it an illegal pyramid scheme was high upfront costs, the focus on recruitment over product, and the fact that the person on the top of the pyramid was the richest<ref>Coolidge, Todd (11 February 2024). "MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes: One Is Legal, But the Other Could Land You in Prison" (<nowiki>https://coolidgelawfirmaz.com/mlms-vs-pyramid-schemes/</nowiki>). Todd Coolidge. Retrieved 17 December 2024.</ref>.

"GIN, it would eventually be revealed, was a $110 million pyramid scheme that had scammed 35,000 members."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Sarah |title=Gigged: The Gig Economy, The End of the Job and the Future of Work |date=2 May 2019 |publisher=Random House Business |year=2019 |isbn=978-1847941749 |location=Manhattan, NY |publication-date=2 May 2019 |pages=16}}</ref>

"If you’re going to run a MLM business opportunity you need to be upfront and transparent regarding who is running and owns it. Anything less is just insulting to anybody looking to sign up and whilst I understand the marketing technique of exclusivity being used, the reality is that such all such [sic] vagueness does is make Global Information Network come off sounding like some kooky cult."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=8 May 2012 |title=Global Information Network Review: MLM or a cult? |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/global-information-network-review-mlm-or-a-cult/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref><blockquote>"A number of members joined or “upgraded” their membership under the circumstance that the member would receive a $10,000 bonus if they meet all 3 of the following criteria offered…

1) Become a member or upgrade your membership

2) Attend at least one of the quarterly major events held annually

3) Pay membership dues on time over the next 2 years…

If these criteria were met, those joining or upgrading members would receive a $10,000 bonus after their 2 year anniversary of the join/upgrade…

During that time period, GIN and Kevin Trudeau changed the criteria which prevents a lot of members from receiving what they were initially entitled to. Since no official or signed “contracts” were made, GIN and KT can easily change the criteria whenever they see fit."<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>"New members generally paid an introductory fee, which generally cost $1,000, as well as $150 per month. If a member, let's call him Sam, had 10 "active" members in his downline - meaning that each one had been paying monthly dues for a set period - Sam received a payment. If the 10 members in Sam's downline each recruited a member of their own, Sam would be eligible to receive a "platinum bonus" that, it was promised, could reach many thousands per month."<ref name=":7" />

Affiliates who brought in new members earned $200 per introductory fee (20%) and $30 per month (20%) from their dues<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=William R. |date=9 July 2011 |title=Welcome to GIN, the Global Information Network |url=https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/about-the-gin-the-global-information-network/8638706#1 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=SlideShare}}</ref>. The affiliate levels were different from training levels as there were 7 affiliate levels before there were at least 7 training levels.

"One official promotion, called the Lazy Man, would let Sam add a preexisting member to his downline by simply paying $500 - an offering that became so popular, according to multiple sources, that even after raising the price to $750, GIN sold off more of these unattached members than actually existed. "It was printing money," recalls Peter Wink, who handled marketing for the group. Another opportunity allowed members to purchase "hot leads" - contact information for supposedly solid prospects - from the organization itself."<ref name=":7" />

One of the prominent sales events was a "Summer Sales Bonanza." To qualify to win $2K, an affiliate had to upgrade someone in his or her downline to Member Level 1, and that member had to pay dues for 2 years and attend a major event within the first year, then that member would also earn $10K in the 25th month<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Summer Sales Bonanza! |url=https://mediaassets.kshb.com/pdf/Summer%20Sales%20Bonanza.pdf |access-date=17 November 2024 |via=KSHB 41}}</ref>.

The third highest affiliate level was Five Star Platinum<ref name=":8" />, so in 2012 one of the major events was called "Go Five Star." To qualify to be a Five Star Platinum, one had to have signed up 50 members<ref name=":12" />. The highest ranking affiliate signed up 1K members, according to Kevin Trudeau in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.

The Associate Level used to exist as an Affiliate level, but when Kevin Trudeau went to prison for contempt of court in 2013, the receivership decided that GIN could no longer have an affiliate level because GIN sold memberships instead of products, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing, according to the "Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gettleman |first=Robert W. |date=20 December 2013 |title="Federal Trade Commission's Opposition to Pyramid Scheme" |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/131220trudeauopp.pdf |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=Case: 1:03-cv-03904 Document #: 808 Filed: 12/20/13 Page 1 of 22 PageID #:14465}}</ref>

"Since assuming management of the club, the receiver has [...] eliminated an "affiliate program" that rewarded members for bringing in new recruits."

"Trudeau had touted that program in another Internet video as one of the "greatest money-making opportunities of all time."

"But the FTC argued it was an illegal pyramid scheme, and that GIN was simply another of Trudeau's crafty attempts to keep assets away from the government."<ref name=":1" />

Prior to Kevin Trudeau's prison sentence in 2013 for contempt of court, the criticism from members was that several members would prey on other members in an attempt to get them to join various MLM schemes, including Karatbars and others<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Arrest warrant issued for Karatbars International’s Harald Seiz |url=https://behindmlm.com/companies/karatbars-international/arrest-warrant-issued-for-karatbars-internationals-harald-seiz/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=BehindMLM}}</ref>. At one point, even Chris McGarahan Sr., one of the speakers, and his son supported [[Vemma]]. During this time, the website was www.GINUnited.com and the site was designed based on Vemma's website. Some other members tried to get other members to invest in their company, such as Hardaway Networks<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Langford |first=Cameron |date=21 February 2017 |title=SEC Sues Kevin Trudeau Crony for $4.7 Million |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sec-sues-kevin-trudeau-crony-for-4-7-million/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Courthouse News Service}}</ref>, founded by Darrell Glenn Hardaway, an [[#Inner Circle|Inner Circle]] member<ref name=":11" />. An example of members asking other members to invest in their projects was [[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]].

"Hardaway focused on Global Information Network members both because they had great trust in him and because they had taken an oath not to criticize him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nekvasil |first=Goodman and |date=2 January 2024 |title=Hardaway Net-Works, Inc. and Darrell Glenn Hardaway – Goodman & Nekvasil P.A. May Recover Investor Losses |url=https://rightsforinvestors.com/hardaway-networks-darrell-glenn-hardaway-global-information-network-sec-investment/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Goodman & Nekvasil}}</ref>

After Kevin Trudeau's release, the member documents were updated so that if someone were accused of soliciting to other members they could be banned for life.

"[T]he organization attracted more than 30,000 members at its peak and brought in millions of dollars a month."<ref name=":7" />

Even after Kevin Trudeau's prison stint, GIN speakers tend to come from [[Amway]]. These include Ron Ball, [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], and Gary Newell. Dexter Yager is also mentioned often.

=== ''Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)'' ===
[[File:Your Wish Is Your Command.jpg|alt=Your Wish Is Your Command|left|thumb|Your Wish Is Your Command]]
Members are expected to have listened to [https://yourwishisyourcommand.com ''Your Wish is Your Command'' (YWIYC)] before joining GIN as Affiliates. Affiliates were trained to share ''Your Wish is Your Command'' through ''How to Get Started Fast, How to Go Platinum in 90 Days, How to Convert Hot Leads Into Members, How to Create a Perpetual Money Making Machine,'' and ''Your Next Move''. The amount of times a person can re-listen to YWIYC is a badge of honor with some members even claiming to have listened to it up to 2K times.

The Associate Level includes ''Your Wish Is Your Command: How Anyone Can Make Millions'', which is an audio set that takes two weeks to listen to and was worth $200. Your Wish is Your Command was supposedly recorded in Switzerland so that it appeared as if members of Bilderberg Group<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=28 May 2019 |title=What is the Bilderberg Group and are its members really plotting the New World Order? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bilderberg-group-conspiracy-theories-secret-societies-new-world-order-alex-jones-a8377171.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Independent}}</ref> could have been part of the [[#GIN Council|GIN Council]].

"Originally held as a 2-day workshop in the Alps, ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' provides the biggest secrets to help manifest goals, dreams, and desires through a systematic approach."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newswire |first=PR |date=3 October 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau To Be Featured On The Sovereign Show With Scott Saks To Discuss Exclusive Your Wish Is Your Command Audio Course |url=https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20241003ny23076/kevin-trudeau-to-be-featured-on-the-sovereign-show-with-scott-saks-to-discuss-exclusive-your-wish-is-your-command-audio-course |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Morningstar}}</ref>

"[I]t's hard not to wonder CD series 'Your Wish Is Your Command" was actually recorded during a live seminar in the Swiss Alps, as claimed. When I put the question directly, Trudeau responds that 'some parts' were 'retaped in the studio.'"<ref name=":7" />

In YWIYC, Kevin Trudeau says that most of the "training balance scale" is "the why" and very little is "the how."

"99.9% of your focus should be on the thinking, and only 0.1% of the focus should be on the actions."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Both |first=Gabriel |date=21 March 2024 |title=The 4 Basic Concepts To Achieving Success — From “Your Wish Is Your Command” by Kevin Trudeau |url=https://gabrielboth.com/success/4-basic-concepts-to-achieving-success/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Gabriel Both}}</ref>

Warning: Whichever level contains YWIYC (previously Level I but now Associate Level) is the most dangerous level because it emphasizes not focusing on "the how," which has led members to use credit cards unwisely, quit their job without planning to get a new one, buy a pet even though their significant other was allergic, or plan to move across the country without knowing that rideshare cars cannot cross state lines.

When Troy McClain temporarily took over ownership he told the highest level members at the time that he was not able to teach financial principles to Level I members (the level that had YWIYC at the time) because they were so focused on "the why" but not "the how".

Chris McGarahan Sr., in a later major event audio, clarified the importance of planning and Kevin Trudeau, in later audios around 2023, revised his statement to say that the training balance scale is closer to a 50-50 ratio. However, one may have to upgrade to access those audios.

On the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS, Kevin Trudeau announced that the YWIYC book will come out in 2025. It was published by TruStar Publishing in August 2025 as a hardcover, ebook, and audiobook and was announced August 31, 2025 at a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club partner call<ref name=":6">Trudeau, Kevin. Your Wish Is Your Command: How to Manifest Your Desires. TruStar Publishing. 2025.</ref>.
[[File:Testimonial Page.jpg|alt=Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command|thumb|493x493px|Testimonial Page of Your Wish Is Your Command]]
By the 2025 Family Reunion he had mailed out the book version of YWIYC. The YWIYC book has only two names in the testimonial page out of 14 testimonials (7 per page). It’s possible he generated them via AI.[[File:Membership Drive Email 2024-12-19 at 10.20.49 AM.png|alt=Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program|thumb|399x399px|Membership Drive as replacement for Affiliate Program]]

=== Membership Drive ===
GIN has a preoccupation with new members. Since Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, there have been multiple membership campaigns to increase membership back to where it was before receivership.

To make it look exclusive, new members must fill out an application. Kevin Trudeau claims that he will not accept new members below a certain income level, despite the fact that he still owes $8 million of the $37 million owed from a consumer redress obligation[26].

Membership campaigns have replaced the Affiliate Program with discount rewards ($450 for a $3K-valued process) and 30% commission of monthly dues and upgrades of downline for those who took action, which violates U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for multi-level marketing[34]. Kevin Trudeau said someone could make "tens of thousands of dollars" just by inviting people to GIN in the 2025 membership campaign, according to the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally. Commission of 30% is also retroactive, which will affect the winners of the last membership campaign, including two Iranian members. The reward of winning the last membership campaign was dinner with Kevin Trudeau.

In the 2025 membership campaign, GIN has introduced gift cards to be included in anonymous membership drive letters to incentivize leads so that leads feel that they are being given something that is the value of $500 for free. In addition, invitees are given about a $5K value for free ($995 for a major event+$1K for a cruise+$3K for a process).

When rolling out the 2025 membership campaign via the December 2024 Seminar and Rally, Kevin Trudeau chose to request testimonials from a tax felon and a member who had been at risk for imprisonment in two countries due to the claim of money laundering.

== Level Structure Evokes Scientology ==
GIN is structured in a way so that there are 12 levels of training in the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course]. Each level costs increasingly more money, but the amount of money changes. It is similar to [[Operating Thetan]] levels from [[Scientology]]. The reason why much of GIN evokes Scientology is because Kevin Trudeau was a former Scientologist, requiring a former romantic interest to be a Scientologist, but is no longer welcomed back to Scientology.

"Trudeau’s second wife, Kristine Dorow, said that their prenup 'obligated her to reach a certain level in Scientology,' which Trudeau has dabbled in over the years.”<ref name=":2" />

Levels I-VI require listening to audios. Magical thinking is prevalent. For example, they do not use dubbing as they believe that the training is infused with the founder's voice, which has a special vibration/energy that helps make each level work optimally. When a person pays for Levels V and above they are called "Candidates" and are not fully that Level until they have passed a test, received referrals, finished audios, and/or taken intensive in-person training.

"As with similar self-help organizations, participants were aggressively pushed to increase their involvement, paying thousands of dollars in fees as they moved from one level to the next."<ref name=":7" />

The trainings all have stories about his life. Here are a few examples:

* "Trudeau says his involvement with an organization he calls the Brotherhood began earlier, when he was in his 20s, although he believes the group's agents were watching him for years before making their initial approach in an inconspicuous location: a local bowling alley."<ref name=":7" /> He compared his experience to [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580 Push].

* "He claims to have visited factories "where food is being genetically modified and manufactured with the sole purpose of making people fatter" and to have been tutored in the use of "secret brainwashing techniques developed by the CIA that are being used in the news media and in advertisements for certain products."<ref name=":7" /> He told members to watch [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343737/ The Good Shepherd] to learn about CIA history.
* "At one point, he was even granted access to Area 51, where "working spacecraft and dead alien bodies" are housed. "I've seen these things with my own two eyes," he insists in the book."<ref name=":7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Membership Level
!Details
|-
|Associate Level (previously the Affiliate Level):
|This used to be the Affiliate Level, which was free, but all Member Levels included the ability to earn money as an Affiliate. Global Information Network Affiliate Development Series and Global Information Member Development Series used to be mailed to members on a regular basis but are now emailed.
Even though the Affiliate Level was free, the Associate Level is under $20/mo and each Associate is assigned to a Member Support Coach. The Associate Level used to have many more audios but those were removed in an attempt to both encourage members to go to Level 1 and to avoid overwhelm. Associates are able to attend one event for free. Even though it is a membership level on the public-facing website, this is seen as a pre-membership level by the members.

GIN restricts leisure, entertainment, vacation time. At this level, Kevin Trudeau teaches the "teachability index" and implies that if a member is not willing to sacrifice their time, they do not want success bad enough. Leadership and members must sacrifice holidays. For example, The Morters have mentioned on the stage that Halloween is an important holiday for them but that they are willing to sacrifice it for GIN. The GIN Family Reunion often occurs on Halloween, his ex-wife's (Nataliya Babenko's) birthday.

GIN also dictates with whom the member associates. At this level, members are introduced to the phrase, "You are the average of your five best friends" and are pressured to only associate with people who "have what you want and have been where you've been."

Kevin Trudeau also occasionally practices [[name-dropping]]. In this level, Kevin Trudeau associates himself with [[Shi Yan Ming]], founder of the USA Shaolin Temple, for the purpose of teaching a lesson.

This level will be phased out/retired in January 2025. Current Associate members will still be Associate members, but there will be no new Associate members.
|-
|Level I:
|This level used to include ''Your Wish Is Your Command'' but now retains "Know the Score" and other audios. This was historically valued at $1K with the incentive being a free cruise. This is the level where you are required to pay membership dues of $150/mo. and is when a person becomes a member of the club and receives their first member level pin. This cost may be different for those in other economic tiers, such as Iran. If a member moves to a country at a different tier, they must notify Member Support. This level also begins the parallel training of the Science of Personal Mastery Course, which used to start in the Associate Level but was moved to Level I.
If a loved one is at this level, one may see that person suppress negative emotion due to [[toxic positivity]].

"Overemphasis on positivity can lead to toxic positivity and suppression of negative feelings, which can be counterproductive in the long run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mantell |first=Mike |date=2024 |title=Law of Attraction: What Does Science Say About This Theory? |url=https://www.scienceofpeople.com/law-of-attraction/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Science of People}}</ref>
|-
|Level II:
|This level focuses on using negative emotions to manifest.
|-
|Level III:
|This level focuses on what holds you back. This is the first level where the phrase "have, be, do" is changed to "be, do, have".
|-
|Level IV:
|This level focuses on reviewing the first three levels. This level can lead to uncharacteristically stilted and seemingly programmed conversation and mannerisms based on misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-GIN sources. In Level IV, Kevin teaches people to memorize his words verbatim to change their DNA vibration. Though not required, in enthusiasm, certain members have taken to cloning his way of dressing as well.
|-
|Level V:
|[[File:Non-Reality.jpg|alt=This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|thumb|This shows that Non-Reality (Ignoring What Is) covers both limiting beliefs and Law of Attraction.|316x316px]]This level requires that one pass a 5-8-hour 6-section test that covers the Basic Book List, etiquette, and rote memorization of trite phrases and misquoted statements. For example "If your thinking's right, the facts don't matter" encourages members to live in a non-reality and is based on the deceased Dexter Yager of [[Amway]] quote: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
This level was more stringent before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison then was made somewhat easier to encourage members to continue to level up while Kevin Trudeau was away. This is the level where you are "truly" seen as a member of the club because previous levels could be purchased but this level must be passed. If the test is passed, then the test is followed by a secret induction ceremony. The audios in this level involve mind-altering practices. There is one audio in this level that members particularly like, finding it to be healing, but that one former member, Tommy Jones, claimed that it triggered schizophrenia.
|-
|Level VI Executive Member:
|This level came out right around the time Kevin Trudeau went to prison. Before it came out, he mentioned a "wall of fire" when he was in Washington, DC, which is also the name of [[Operating Thetan]] III from Scientology. It requires that one listen to over 200 hours of audio, go over "cognitions" with someone who signs off that you listened to the audios, then listen to a couple more days of audio in person (even if the training is a recording). To qualify for this level, one must take a test similar to the Level V test and receive a letter of recommendation. It is at this level that training becomes more spiritual even though Kevin Trudeau claims that all levels have a balance of materialism and spirituality. Also, at this level and beyond, phones and recording devices cannot be admitted into the training rooms.
|-
|Level VII Senior Officer:
|This is a two-part level with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording) that was delivered by Tom Morter when Kevin Trudeau was in prison. Members who have taken the training have compared it to a detox. This Level will be recreated by Kevin Trudeau himself by 2025 Global Family Reunion before he supposedly creates Level IX.
|-
|Level VIII Director:
|[[File:Carrot on a stick 2024-11-28 at 10.50.28 AM.png|alt=KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.|thumb|KT Fan Club admits to using the carrot on a stick method.]]This Level is called "Truth Revealed," which is the same name as [[OT VIII|Operating Thetan VIII]] from [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. This is 200 hours of instruction in four parts with each part containing four days of in-person training (even if the training is from a recording).<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ortega |first=Tony |date=22 January 2021 |title=As Kevin Trudeau's prison stint nears end, his pitch sounds more like Scientology than ever |url=https://tonyortega.org/2021/01/22/as-kevin-trudeaus-prison-stint-nears-end-his-pitch-sounds-more-like-scientology/ |access-date=12 September 2024 |work=The Underground Bunker |pages=4}}</ref> The fourth part was put out once in person but was never put out ever again in other major events or through local chapters, evoking a "[[Carrot and stick|carrot on a stick]]," a method they have even admitted to using.
[[File:Signed letter to a married woman.jpg|alt=Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman|left|thumb|Kevin Trudeau's signed letter to a married woman]]The group performs secret rites and rituals and in GIN these rituals are called "processes". Unethical use of confession is used by requiring members to think about and admit to their transgressions out loud in a group setting, even if it is done all at once. Much emphasis is placed on integrity, even though Kevin Trudeau attempted to instigate a sexual relationship with a married woman when he was in prison on 14 October 2019, before his ex-wife's birthday. He knew this was wrong when he said that he would not have sex with a married woman on the 18 December 2024 Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS.
Those who upgraded to Level VII by no later than 31 December 2021 received Level VIII for free even though the entire level is valued at $75K. Due to this promotion, a GIN member created Member4Member 8-Track, a program designed to help people level up quickly.

If someone has become a Level VIII Director and still not achieved their goals, Kevin Trudeau has said on the GIN Seminar on Manifesting Money and the Kevin Trudeau Show that it's because they are not in the correct brainwave frequency.
|-
|Level IX President's Club, Level X Chairman's Club, Level XI Ambassador, and Level XII Partner:
|These level have not been put out yet as of the end of 2024. Members have been told Level IX will be ready by the Level V Summer Conference in 2027, but it may never be put out if it follows Scientology [[Operating Thetan]] levels because Scientology never released Levels IX through XV. This could mean that everyone who paid for these higher levels through the Foundation Fund may never have access to this training.
|}The Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) used to be separate from GIN and was created under the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club on February 1, 2015 as the Nuggets of Gold monthly newsletter, but when Kevin Trudeau returned after his prison stint, the SPMC was integrated into every level starting at the Associate Level. Later it was removed from the Associate Level and Level VIII. It was removed from Level VIII because it is supposed to have been taken prior to Level VIII in-person training in order to get the most benefit (or the least side effects). A large component of the SPMC is the Activation and Illumination Dictionary. However, there are contradictions. For example, the dictionary itself says that a "mastermind" means "to engage in the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation,"<ref name=":5" /> but in audios Kevin Trudeau claims that it means to socialize with people who have similar dreams while having fun. The SPMC is written with various grammar errors, but Kevin Trudeau claims he placed them there intentionally as a test.

Outside of membership level training, there are also trainings related to health, wealth, relationships, career, spirituality, etc. One of the most popular among members is training on how to win [[Baccarat]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2012 |title=Global Information Network GIN the Full Baccarat Video Course Kevin Trudeau |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135878138-global-information-network-gin-the-full-baccarat-video-course-kevin-trud |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>.
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File:Membership Level Pricing 2024-10-15 at 10.51.50 AM.png
File:GIN Upgrade Price Increase 2024-11-04 at 8.22.41 PM.png|GIN Upgrade Price Increase
</gallery>

=== Examples of Misattributed, Unattributed, and Incorrect Quotes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Quote from Training
!Correct Quote
|-
|"as-if principle"--Ed Foreman
|"as-if principle"--Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, mentor to Ed Foreman
|-
|"blood is thicker than water"--common incorrect quote
|"The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb."--Unknown
|-
|"You are the average of your five best friends."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"You're the average of the 5 people you spend most time with."--Jim Rohn
|-
|"People will forget what you said, but they'll never forget how you made them feel."-- attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|“I've learned that people will forget what you said. People will
forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel.”--Maya Angelou
|-
|"If you do what you've always done, you'll get
what you've always got."--attributed to Kevin

Trudeau
|"If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always gotten."--Dr. Lair Ribeiro
|-
|"The power to make money is a gift from God."--John D. Rockefeller, a Christian robber baron
|"The power to make money comes from God."--The Bible
|-
|"What you do speaks so loudly what you say I cannot hear what you say."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"What you are stands over you the while, and thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary"--Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: Social Aims section (1875)
|-
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--Maya Angelou
|"We don't sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing."--William James (from William Hazlitt in 1818)
|-
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life."--attributed to Kevin Trudeau
|"If you want things in your life to change, then you're going to have to change things in your life." --Brian Tracy
|-
|"If you're on fire, people will come from all around just to watch you burn."--KT's friend Rick Setzer from South Carolina
|“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”—John Wesley (1703-1791)
|-
|"Every day in every way I'm getting better, better, and better."--Silva Method
|"Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better."--Émile Coué
"Getting better all the time"--Marshall Sylver (who got it from The Beatles)
|-
|“You must be before you can do and do before you can have.”—Zig Ziglar (found outside of training)
|"Have, do, be" (in Level I) then "Be, do, have" (in later training)
|}

== Cult Characteristics ==

=== Links to Scientology ===

==== Future Goals Connected to Scientology ====
GIN targets the vulnerable with [...] idealistic goals". Since free cruises were offered to new Level I members since the beginning, one of the major goals of the club are to create a cruise where people can live communally. Some have compared this to [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]]. GIN has elements of [[Scientology beliefs and practices|Scientology]], such as ship terminology, and can also be followed with [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est) simultaneously. Another goal of this club is to have clubhouses around the world. A minor goal is to have its own credit union.

"Some of it sounds suspiciously dodgy, some of it sounds ridiculously absurd and some of it reads more like what you’d expect to find in Scientology marketing material than an offering from a bonafide MLM company."<ref name=":8" />

"Trudeau's network was controlled through the Scientology-esque Global Information Network"<ref name=":9" />

"Trudeau’s own involvement in [[Scientology]] is a little mysterious. He recommends in his books that readers try out [[Dianetics]] and Scientology." Some former Scientologists have also claimed to have seen Trudeau at the [[Celebrity Centre]] in Los Angeles."<ref name=":2" />

In addition, deceased speaker Mary Miller, a former psychologist, has given speeches at length criticizing psychology, evoking [[Scientology and psychiatry|Scientology's attitude toward psychology]].<blockquote>"To just call this a MLM I feel is not accurate. This is truly a cult. My boyfriend at the time pressured me into joining this and I did because I was to uncomfortable saying no. They tell you to get people to join you get a group of people together and pressure people to join. It’s so fucked up. This lead me down a long road of understanding how cults operate and how they get people to join and manipulate them. This is what they do. I would say Kevin Trudeau largely based this idea on Scientology. Though it was nowhere on that same level, I don’t doubt that was the eventual goal. I was uncomfortable with it from the start but then my former partner convinced me to go on a GIN cruise. I was sitting in an auditorium and looked around and then I knew for sure, the way people were behaving, the way the leaders were behaving, this was a cult. Just like Scientology they tell you everything bad in your life is your fault. If you get robbed, abused, beaten, are broke, sexually abused, etc. it is your fault. Thank god he went to jail before this could become a true cult like Scientology."[30]</blockquote>

=== Financial Exploitation and Manipulation<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Clay |first=Mark |date=12 November 2012 |title=Is Secret Global Club Deceiving Consumers? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7L1KsJ9EE |access-date=15 November 2024 |publisher=KSHB 41}}</ref> ===
Many things in GIN costs money, from $150/mo dues (for the 1st Economic Zone), upgrades, event registration, travel expenses (especially for those outside of the USA), products, and The Foundation Fund, not to be confused with the [https://glinf.org/about/ Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Foundation]. According to calculations ($150/mo*12 months*15 years=$28K), a Visionary (someone who started membership in 2009), would have spent $27K in dues alone by 2024, if that person did not take a break when Kevin Trudeau was in prison.

"Denis La Rochelle, a financial consultant in Calgary, Alberta, says he spent about $20,000 over several years on GIN. [...] Another fan, Neville Christensen, put many thousands into GIN, an investment he still considers "the best money I could ever spend to educate myself.""<ref name=":7" />

To be the highest ranking member in 2024, it would cost more than $115K. To be the highest ranking member after all Levels are put out, it would cost more than $2M. Since it would cost more than $2M to achieve all membership levels, members believe that if they paid $200K that they are receiving all membership levels for only one-tenth of the cost. In addition, GIN will reduce the price by $50K with only half needing to be paid upfront to make it seem even more like a discount. However, in reality, most average people cannot afford to pay $200K for membership to a club (that is not even a country club) let alone $5K, which is half of the lowest contribution level. Members are willing to sell their cars just to upgrade, participate in the Foundation Fund, or buy Money Processes.

These prices evoke Scientology prices, maybe even more. "'There is no other religion that I know of that requires two and a half hours of your day, a quarter of a million dollars minimum, and at least 40 years of your life,' host and former Scientologist Leah Remini said."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nededog |first=Jethro |date=14 December 2016 |title=How Much Scientology Costs Members Up to Millions of Dollars, According to Leah Remini's SHow |website=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/scientology-costs-leah-remini-recap-episode-3-2016-12 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref>

To justify the costs, Kevin Trudeau has claimed that rich people would spend $150K/yr on country clubs and the like in the 14 December 2024 Seminar and Rally.
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File:Foundation Fund 2024-10-15 at 10.52.11 AM.png|Discount Program for All GIN Membership Levels [[File:Level IX.png|alt=Cost to join Level 9|center|thumb|Level IX Costs As of 10/31/2025]]
File:Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes 2024-11-04 at 8.21.21 PM.png|Foundation Fund Event Upgrade Special - Processes
</gallery>

Rewards and punishments are used to modify behaviors. Rewards come in the form of discounts or free stuff (e.g., a free cruise or a free car) for taking "massive and immediate action" or attending major events. For example, one man named Anthony received all levels for taking immediate action on one of the membership campaigns. Members have been rewarded for returning to the club but never for staying in the club during Kevin Trudeau's prison stint.

The Associate member price for major events is $2.5K. The regular price for member registration to major events is $997. Major events assign a leader to be a "Bearer of Good News." Historically this has been Chris McGarahan Sr., [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), and [https://member.seminarsondemand.com/author/blaine-athorn/ Blaine Athorn]. This is a person who shares details about discounts that mostly apply only to those who have attended major events in person. Only member attendees can get the next major event registration for $697 by the last day of the current major event.

Punishments come in the form of added financial obligations (e.g., the requirement to pay all back dues to return to the club).

Ironically, even though Kevin Trudeau charged members thousands of dollars to meet with him in person (before and during his prison stint), after he returned from prison he walked up to random members during the 2023 new member event in Boston, Massachusetts and gave them a hug.

For those who are active in the GIN [[Front organization|front group]], Kevin Trudeau Fan Club, they pay $25-$1000/mo. Under the moniker GuruKev, Kevin Trudeau also sells the leather-bound ''GuruKev Lessons'' for $1K even though most books cost under $20.

GIN does have a hardship program. However, there is no indicator whether anyone actually receives help.

To people who have spent money on GIN even though they are under financial pressure, Kevin Trudeau has recommended bankruptcy in his book ''Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About''.

"Bankruptcy is a totally legitimate, legal option, so do not feel ashamed if you have already filed for bankruptcy or are facing it right now<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Debt Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Vanguard Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0979825859 |pages=131}}</ref>."

If a member can no longer pay dues because they spent too much on other GIN purchases or if they are unemployed, some of those members have become desperate enough to overstep boundaries, such as time or ethical boundaries. For example, one member has requested too much time in going over "processes" with another member or another member has asked someone to record training.

==== Inner Circle ====
Members receive pins to designate special achievements. Those who have pins highlight those who have paid the most in time or money. For example, one of the pins designates those who are in the Inner Circle, which mean they have paid $75K<ref name=":10" /> to receive exclusive training, engage in monthly calls, and attend an annual "Inner Circle Conference." The group as a whole is elitist, with an elite "inner circle" at its core.

"Members in the so-called Inner Circle, the organization's top tier, which cost $75,000 to join, were told they could earn even more."<ref name=":7" />

Other pins designate Founders, Visionaries (not to be confused with [[Global Information Network]] visionaries), Sanctioned Speakers (those who went through the old Sanctioned Speaker training as the new one is not ready yet), and other achievements. Founders recruited 10 or more people to join the club in 2009 before there was a website, and Visionaries are those who joined the club in 2009. The blue vase pin relates to the book, ''The Go Getter'' by [[Peter B. Kyne]].

Even though the website "globalbusinessnetwork.com was registered back in 2005"<ref name=":8" /> the website that was rolled out to the Founders had "registration information [...] set to private, another red flag when it comes to [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|MLM]] business opportunities."<ref name=":8" />

==== Processes ====
[[File:8 Money Processes Valued at 24K.png|alt=Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|thumb|Screenshot of a text from The Kevin Trudeau Show, which is a shortened version of an email.|left]]
[[File:8 Money Processes for 24K 2024-11-13 at 8.32.27 AM.png|alt=This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.|thumb|373x373px|This email from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club shows that the value of 8 money processes is $24K.]]
Even though the "33 money processes" "used by all the super rich" originated from the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), it has been offered to GIN members as of the Global Family Reunion in November 2024. One money process costs $3K ($1K at the holiday discount), ten processes used to cost $10K but now eight processes are valued at $24K, 30 processes cost $45K, and all 33 money processes cost $85K as of 2024, with prices going up in January 2025. Relationship processes cost the same amount.
[[File:Free process email with instructions.png|alt=Free process email with instructions|thumb|Free process email with instructions]]
Astute members realized that the money processes are more effective than going up through the levels and this was admitted by Kevin Trudeau himself during money process training. However, he still emphasizes to members to go up through the levels.
[[File:Email feigning ignorance.png|alt=Email feigning ignorance|thumb|Email feigning ignorance]]
When the KTFC, which was founded on behalf of Kevin Trudeau, gave members a chance to get a free process if they changed their monthly subscription to an annual subscription, they requested a receipt as proof of purchase. However, when the receipt was submitted, they acted like they had no idea why they were receiving a receipt.

=== GIN Council ===
There are beliefs in ideas that cannot be proven and bogus claims. For example, some members believe in a Council (global luminaries), which the receivership did not believe exist and required the organization to include as a disclaimer at the bottom of its website in 2013.

"One of those businesses is a private club called the Global Information Network (known by the acronym GIN), which Trudeau claimed had been conceived by the "GIN Council," described by Trudeau as a secret cabal of the ultra-wealthy who held secrets to abundant wealth and happiness."

"The Global Information Network is a club that has been developed by thirty people who are on the GIN Council," Trudeau claimed in an Internet video pitching the club. "They're all billionaires from around the world."<ref name=":1" />

"Among this advisory council, the website boasted, were "a former prime minister ... members of various royal families, a former president of a major country, generals, billionaires, tycoons, industrialists, politicians, a current Supreme Court judge, major media moguls, and several celebrities you would know by name."<ref name=":7" />

"The entity referred to as the GIN Council does not exist," reads a new disclaimer [in 2014] on the GIN website, "and therefore any reference or endorsement of this entity by any of the … previous trainers/hosts should not be interpreted as an endorsement, benefit or part of the training curriculum of the GIN organization."<ref name=":1" />

"'[A colleague] and I used to joke about it,' Peter Wink recalls. "'Are you the Council? I'm not the Council!' We know who the Council is - it's ''one person.'"''<ref name=":7" />

As of 2024, the Global Information Network website now says the following, resurrecting the pre-receivership claim: "GIN was conceived in Istanbul, Turkey at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 2003 by a group of global luminaries and formally established in 2009."<ref name=":3" />

After Kevin Trudeau was released from prison, he claimed that members of the Council included 4-star US General [[Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf]] and former Soviet Union President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], which he shared after they had both died.

=== Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle ===
Major time is spent with group indoctrination and discouragement of individualism. Encouragement of groupthink instills dependency and obedience. One is persuaded into this because of the belief that members are part of changing the world. What makes it a cult is that the leader is charismatic and that "plugging in" means that the practices become a lifestyle. Personal successes and failures are erroneously attributed and correlated with how much someone is "plugged in." There is extreme obsessiveness regarding Kevin Trudeau, resulting in the exclusion of almost every practical consideration. Hyperactivity is centered on Kevin Trudeau's agenda, which seems to supercede any personal goals or individual interests.

Clarissa Leary claims that GIN provides the following benefits:

"#1. Invaluable Education [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2. High-Value Networking [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3. Individualized Membership Support [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4. Our Members-Only Social Network [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>5. Financial Opportunities [...]

<nowiki>#</nowiki>6. Spiritual Growth [...]"<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Leary |first=Clarissa |date=2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://clarissaleary.com.au/gin-benefits |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Clarissa Leary}}</ref>

All of the above items become parts of one's lifestyle and involves socializing with members to varying degrees.

==== The GIN System<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=What is the Global Information Network That Kevin Trudeau Promotes? |url=https://www.answers.com/computers/What_is_the_Global_Information_Network_That_Kevin_Trudeau_Promotes |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Answers}}</ref> ====
The [https://a.co/d/8JYhULp GIN System] includes audios, books, events, relationships, and recognition.

===== Audios =====
Audios include the [https://a.co/d/hq4Qg1S Success Mastery Course] (SMC), recordings of Kevin Trudeau, and live events. The SMC is reinforced by 3-hour Mastering the Success Mastery Course (MSMC) trainings. Clarissa Leary claims that extraneous benefits of joining are "mentorship" (which was promised to Level VI but never instituted) and club and "lodge access", even though there are no lodges, but they were promised to Colorado in the future due to the size of the Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) attendance. When she says club access, she means LCM access, where members may have MSMC training<ref name=":14" />.

===== Books =====
Books include books from the Basic Book List, which evokes [https://www.scientology.org/david-miscavige/renaissance-for-scientology/basic-books-and-lectures.html Scientology's Basic Books], and The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list. One of the books from the Basic Book List is ''Ask and It is Given'' by Jerry and [[Esther Hicks]], which Kevin Trudeau claims is 99% correct. One of the books from the Recommended Materials (#117 on the list) include ''Psychiatry: The Ultimate Betrayal'' by Bruce Wiseman of the [[Citizens Commission on Human Rights|Citizen's Commission on Human Rights]], a [[Scientology front groups|Scientology front group]]. The book was published by [[Scientology]]'s Freedom Publications in 1995.

What is notable is that there are six Basic Book Lists containing about 15 books, due to Kevin Trudeau's propensity for changing his mind, which makes it difficult to study for the Level V or VI tests: 2009 [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|YWIYC]] Basic Book List, 2021 Basic Book List, 2023 Associate Level Basic Book List, 2023 Introduction to [[#The GIN System|the GIN System]] Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, December 2023 Seminar and Rally Basic Book List, and the Office Staff Basic Book List.

"Books" could also include reading the Science of Personal Mastery Course (SPMC) included in each level except for the Associate Level and Level VIII. The SPMC was created around the time that Level VI was created as the "Nuggets of Gold" but was needed prior to taking Level VIII training. The [https://nuggetsofgold.com "Nuggets of Gold"] newsletter and SPMC are similar but differ slightly.

GIN Reports were sent out regularly before Kevin Trudeau was sent to prison and may return in the future, with the website saying "Coming Soon" under "GIN Report". When Kevin Trudeau was in prison his new moniker was GuruKev. [https://gurukev.com GuruKev] lessons are available for free even if someone is not a GIN member.

Kevin Trudeau has also directed members to read posts from "The Kevin Trudeau" Community [[Facebook]] page.

Movies are also included here even though they are not books. Movies include movies from The Kevin Trudeau Fan Club's (KTFC) [https://kevintrudeaufanclub.com/recommended-materials/ Recommended Materials] list and movies recommended from [https://rumble.com/c/KevinTrudeauShow The Kevin Trudeau Show].

===== Events<ref>Snyder, Mitch (27 May 2021). "Why We Go to GIN Events (Global Information Network)" (<nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8W82d4WzY</nowiki>). YouTube. Retrieved 14 December 2024.</ref>=====
"The Global Information Network provides for its Members as a benefit of Membership, exclusive live in person and online virtual “Events”. These include:

* Major Weekend Events
* Seminars
* Workshops
* Webinars
* Expos
* Mastering the Success Mastery Course
* GIN Adventures
* Local Chapter Meetings
* Symposiums
* Global Conventions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=1 January 2024 |title=Member Benefits |url=https://globalinformationnetwork.com/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Global Information Network}}</ref>
Events include four major weekend/global convention events per year, Leadership Cruise/Weekend in January, Dream Weekend<ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Global Information |date=26 May 2023 |title=Dream Weekend 2023, Park Plaza |url=https://allevents.in/boston/dream-weekend-2023/10000597543487657 |access-date=23 November 2024 |website=All Events}}</ref>/Imagination Conference in April/May, Level V Summer Conference in August, and Family Reunion in October. GIN used to offer free cruises that were paid by a combination of the Inner Circle and Kevin Trudeau himself before he went to prison. The first cruise since Kevin Trudeau was released will be the 2026 Leadership Cruise. Minor events include Seminars and Rallies, Local and Virtual Chapter Meetings, and GIN Adventures. Members must register for every event even if it is a recurring minor event.

Members frequently experience feelings of guilt from not having attended major events whether or not they have the paid time off and money to afford travel. Kevin Trudeau created a graph to show that members' energy levels increase by attending major events but lower the longer they are away from major events. To increase fear of missing out ([[Fear of missing out|FOMO]]), the virtual recording of major events show members eating dinner in black tie dress without anyone on stage speaking for over an hour and a half on Saturday night. Then he asks members to face the camera and encourage them to come to major events. Rewards will be provided to members who attend a major event in the form of massive discounts. For example, only having to pay 10% of the membership upgrade amount with a payment plan for a limited time. Due to the pressure to attend major events, it is not uncommon for international members to travel to the USA for major events at least annually no matter how far away they live (e.g., Australia), thus sacrificing their vacation time for intense training or socializing with strangers. Hotel reservations are often expensive because GIN wants members to be surrounded with luxury to aid in "dream building". Even though the organization attracts members by telling them it will help them achieve their "chief aims", the pressure to attend every major event means that members will have less money for their own goals and dreams. For an average person in the USA who has no paid time off but attends every major event in person, this could cost $16K/yr ($4K average, which incl. registration, plane ticket, hotel, food, and transportation*4 major events/yr=$16K/yr)
[[File:Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special 2024-11-04 at 8.20.36 PM.png|alt=Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special|thumb|526x526px|Level VIII Members Event Upgrade Special]]
Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) are based on the structure of [[Toastmasters International]] meetings, which means that a portion of members are assigned roles for the next meeting, which incentivizes/motivates/pressures members to attend. Virtual Seminars and Rallies may be combined with LCM watch parties. One watch party on December 2, 2023 required local members to get up 5:30AM or earlier on a Saturday where they were expected to wear suits, ties, and member level pins (to encourage members to level up).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Pressure for Extreme Obsessiveness and Hyperactivity in Lifestyle
!Day
!Activity
|-
|Sunday
|Membership Development Series (MDS)
|-
|Monday
|The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Tuesday
|Terrific Tuesdays
|-
|Wednesday
|Wellness Wednesdays and The Kevin Trudeau Show (during typical work hours)
|-
|Thursday
|Optional Virtual Chapter Meeting (VCM) can be scheduled on any day or time or can even be attended daily
|-
|Friday
|Weekly Update online and via email (with the incentive of winning $100 for listening)
|-
|Saturday
|Local Chapter Meeting (LCM) (monthly)
|}
If a member attends at least one virtual chapter meeting (VCM) weekly on Thursdays, it is entirely possible to center one's entire daily life around GIN and GIN's leader.

"It's my church service." --Gage Vogt, Mastering the Success Mastery Course (a 3-hour meeting)

Even though GIN is a success-focused member organization and much emphasis is placed going after one's dreams or "chief aim," this hyperactivity of the GIN lifestyle dramatically reduces one's ability to focus their time on their dreams. In fact, many people are indoctrinated to think that building Kevin Trudeau's dream is their personal dream. It is not uncommon for a member to think that their dream is to level up, to afford paying for GIN offerings, or to meet Kevin Trudeau in person.

If anyone was aiming to get a blue vase pin through the [[#Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)|Affiliate]] Go-Getter Program from June to August 2012, this lifestyle hyperactivity was multiplied as it required one to track one's personal daily and monthly score statistics and graph them. The maximum daily score was 240 on a 12-page PDF document and the maximum monthly score was 900 on a 45-page PDF document. The Go-Getter Program included 27 PDF documents to track based on the How to Create a Perpetual MoneyMaking Machine training. This program caused some members to believe that Kevin Trudeau might have met some criteria for being diagnosed with [[Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder|obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]].

Cult Aspects of Events:

* Control types of clothing and hairstyles - There is a strict dress code. The website has a link called "How to Dress At Major Events," an audio called "Dress for Success," and Kevin Trudeau recommends reading the book [[Dress for Success (book)|''Dress for Success'']].
* Manipulation and deprivation of sleep - Major event Fridays and Saturdays end between 11PM-12AM midnight in United States time zones. Then there is a meeting after the meeting or the "night owl". Also, during high-level in-person training, Kevin Trudeau once said that he originally wanted the training to end at midnight but decided against it because GIN would be labeled as a cult.

====== Front Groups ======
Unofficial ways that members can stay "plugged in" in terms of events are through Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Partner conventions, the Natural Cures Expo, unofficial GIN book clubs focused on studying the Basic Book List, and study groups.

Other ways members stay "plugged in" at home is through The Kevin Trudeau Show that re-started 21 February 2024 on Rumble, YouTube, and podcast. It expanded to Mondays and Wednesdays during typical working hours and appears to be a rebranding of the KT Radio Network (KTRN), which was added to YouTube on 11 August 2009<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=11 August 2009 |title=KTRadioNetwork |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KTRadioNetwork |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref> from Chicago, IL<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |date=30 November 2024 |title=Kevin Trudeau Radio Network |url=https://tunein.com/radio/Kevin-Trudeau-Radio-Network-s162181/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=TuneIn}}</ref>. It rebranded itself to The Kevin Trudeau Show LIMITLESS in November 2024. Even though the Kevin Trudeau Show is unofficial, the KT Radio Network is intended to be added to the GIN website. In the original KTRN, Kevin Trudeau had a persona who spoke about conspiracy theories and wore a [[fedora]] hat, leather suit, and [[Ray-Ban|Rayban]] glasses, but in The Kevin Trudeau Show, he acts the way he does when he "leads" GIN as an employee of GIN.

Front Groups List:

* Kevin Trudeau Fan Club
* KT Defense, LLC
* KT Radio Network (KTRN)
* Natural Cures Expo
* The Kevin Trudeau Show
* Trudeau Approved Products, Inc.
* Trudeau Consulting (as listed on Kevin Trudeau's LinkedIn profile)
Unofficial GIN-related Groups created by GIN members:

* Unofficial GIN Book Club
* Book Club L5
* Level V Study Group
* Morning Bird Book Club, which meets M/W/F (in Iran time)
* Positive Vibrational Evolution (PVE) Eclectic Collection of Concepts, Axioms, Principles (CAPs), Excerpts and Quotes (EQs) of Success (ECCAPEQS) Cognitions, Eurekas, Discoveries, and Realizations, etc. (CEDER+)
* Self-Perfected, which promotes [https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12, 62042,page=128 TechnoTutor]
* [https://winfdn.com/about/ World Information Network]

====== Speakers ======
Other ways that members stay "plugged in" are by following the Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC), which is set up to mirror the [[look and feel]] of the GIN site, and by following current GIN speakers, such as Ron Ball and his wife, or former GIN speakers, such as [https://ewater.com/about/ Fred Van Lieu] "The Water Doctor", [[Ed Foreman]], [[Marshall Sylver]], [[Daniel Post Senning|Daniel Post-Senning]], [[John Gray (American author)|John Gray]], [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], [https://www.ichingsystems.net/mary-miller--carol-miller-tribute.html Mary Miller], [https://www.drdalewellness.com/about Theresa Dale] (d. 5 November 2022), [https://www.glynishasyournumber.com Glynis "The Numbers Lady" McCants], etc. The speakers are more famous than any of the members even though it has been over 15 years that the organization has been in existence with the promise of making people successful.

"Some of the speakers, he [Kevin Trudeau] explained, have 'come in like a piranha, like a shark, and tried to rape, pillage, and steal from every GIN member and extract every dollar they can ... put it in their own pocket and not even consider offering us some type of compensation back.'"<ref name=":7" />

Since Kevin Trudeau was imprisoned, many of these speakers declined to associate with him, and his friend Mary Miller of I-Ching Systems died. I-Ching Systems was originally on [[Rick Alan Ross|Cult Education Institute]] then was removed.

He has since brought new speakers, such as Donald "Donnie" French Jr. who he met in prison who is now a multi-millionaire copywriter for Performance Golf.

"The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' reported that 25-year-old Donald French Jr. is facing a wire fraud charge in connection with a $10 million Boca Raton Ponzi scheme. French is accused of devising the [[Ponzi scheme]] from Boca Raton when he was only 21 years old."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Meyer |date=2024 |title=25-year-old Donald French Jr. Faces Charges for Florida Ponzi Scheme |url=https://investorclaims.com/blog/25-year-old-donald-french-jr-faces-charges-for-florida-ponzi-scheme/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Meyer Wilson}}</ref>

Even though Donald French Jr. went to prison for conning others, he may have unknowingly become a victim of Kevin Trudeau's cons:

"In their scathing, 41-page filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago this week, federal prosecutors suggest the 50-year-old Trudeau would likely even seek to cheat his fellow prison inmates, adding, 'He appears capable of nothing else.'"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tarm |first=Michael |date=12 March 2014 |title=US seeks 10-year term for TV pitchman Trudeau |url=https://apnews.com/article/1bf8345180ca4a63813d9296be3a4c50 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=AP News}}</ref>

Speakers who continued to support him after prison were [https://gin.mypodcastworld.com/3629/don-t-let-anyone-steal-your-fire-brett-daimler Brett Diamler], [[Les Brown (politician)|Les Brown]], and [https://patenaudemartialarts.com/about-patenaude-martial-arts/our-team/ Sifu Stephan Patenaude]. At least the first two are multi-millionaires. The latter teaches [[martial arts]], which is supported in GIN.
[[File:Victim of sex trafficking.jpg|alt=GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking|thumb|GIN Victim of Sex Trafficking]]

===== Relationships =====
[[File:Molestation claim 2.jpg|alt=Continuation of molestation cover-up comments|thumb|Continuation of molestation cover-up comments]]
Relationships means that the goal is to make friends with other members or do business with other members with the mantra of "members helping members."

The primary ways that members communicate through one another is through the Global Information Network community and [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]].
[[File:Molestation claim 3.jpg|alt=Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)|thumb|Molestation cover-up comments (cont'd)]]
Group identity takes precedence over (or replaces) individual identity". The organization is known as a "members helping members" organization, which can lead to business deals. Members are also encouraged to befriend other members and refer to each other as "sisters and brothers," which is especially emphasized during Family Reunion, one of the annual major events.
[[File:Molestation claim 0.jpg|alt=Original claim of molestation cover-up|left|thumb|Original claim of molestation cover-up]]
[[File:Molestation claim 1.jpg|alt=Claim of molestation cover-up|thumb|Claim of molestation cover-up|center]]There have also been a few claims of molestation. However, even though Kevin was aware of these claims, nothing has been done.

===== Recognition =====
Ways that members can receive recognition are by leveling up, through GIN Member Support employment, volunteering through the Volunteer Service Corps, and/or working at the GIN office. However, members are taught that they can actually receive more benefits by applauding than by being on stage, even if viewing online. Recognition includes recognition at events where all members are encouraged to applaud enthusiastically. In major events, Kevin Trudeau has taught that giving recognition benefits the giver, so members are very enthusiastic about applause during award ceremonies, even if it is being watched virtually. This is emphasized with the phrase, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” from Acts 20:35 and the idea that edification gives the edifier credibility. This exaggerated enthusiasm, including dancing during General Sessions, are techniques to motivate and inspire new members, or to manipulate their emotions.

==== '''Cloning of Leader''' ====
GIN encourages cloning of Kevin Trudeau in personal behavior. Kevin Trudeau charismatically claims to have special insight and supreme knowledge. Members show zealous commitment, loyalty, and dependence upon their leader.

"The people that are in the cult worship and idealize him, as well as other founders of GIN, and follow them around with nothing short of adoration in mind- when he’s a scam artist in actuality."<ref>Melanie (23 June 2023). "Review: Kevin Trudeau (Most Devastating Scam of the 21st century)" (<nowiki>https://www.reviewingthis.com/global-information-network-kevin-trudeau/</nowiki>). ReviewingThis. Retrieved 21 December 2024.</ref>

"A member named Jumal Lewis waited in the courthouse lobby Tuesday as Trudeau faced the jury, and told the Chicago Tribune that his guru was like Nelson Mandela, fighting against an unjust government."<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Feloni |first=Richard |date=14 November 2013 |title=America's Biggest Infomercial Conman Owes The FTC $37 Million And Is Now In Jail |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/americas-biggest-infomercial-conman-owes-the-ftc-37-million-and-is-now-in-jail/articleshow/25807490.cms |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=Business Insider India}}</ref>

To emphasize how members worship Kevin Trudeau and put him on a pedestal, a high-level member said, "Kevin is one in the universe. I guess he is the universe" in a testimonial that Kevin Trudeau read out loud during the June 2024 Seminar and Rally.

Two office staff members even have the first name of Kevin: Kevin Tan, previous Director of Events according to the 2024 Global Family Reunion (though showing as current according to Meeting Host instructions), and Kevin Wolfe, Chief Financial Officer. Kevin Wolfe is no longer doing finance as of 2025. It is likely that Kevin Tan left because he's from Australia and most GIN events are in the USA, especially after Kevin Trudeau left prison.

==== Meeting Hosts ====
Meeting Hosts used to be Sanctioned Speakers but now have requirements that mirror Sanctioned Speaker prerequisites, such as paying dues for one year, attending at least one major event in person, and attending at least two major events virtually out of four (the requirement used to be four major events in person).

==== Member Support ====
The original Director of Member Support was Lisa Larson, but she was fired due to her inability to produce graphs fast enough. David Krueger and Danielle Camacho (Kevin Trudeau's soon-to-be wife) switched roles. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ David Krueger] was the Managing Director and was demoted to the Director of Global Expansion<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krueger |first=David |date=2 December 2024 |title=David Krueger {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealdavidkrueger/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>, and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau) was the Director of Member Support and is now the Managing Director<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Camacho |first=Danielle |date=2 December 2024 |title=Danielle Camacho {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/?originalSubdomain=ca |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=LinkedIn}}</ref>. David Krueger used to have a podcast called ''[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-alpha-shift-with-david-55931476/ The Alpha Shift with David Krueger]'' in which he would use the phrase the "wall of fire" and other GIN terminology. Dustin Warner is Trudeau’s right-hand man as of 2025; he also replaced David Krueger.

"[O]f the members who joined two years before, 80% were still on board and paying those monthly dues. According to 'some computer models,' he [Kevin Trudeau] added, GIN might well grow to more than 10 million members in the next decade."<ref name=":7" />

High-level members volunteer as Member Support Coaches (MSCs) for new members, but the requirements are strict. Member Support imposes rigid rules and regulations on MSCs. They are required to check Telegram daily, wear business attire whenever they are around other GIN members (even if that MSC is "plugged in" daily and regardless if that's MSC's profession is a farmer), and follow precise commands. Members can easily spend every day in GIN activities. If that person is an MSC, then that person will be wearing a suit, tie, and membership level pin every day. At Local Chapter Meetings (LCMs) their dress code will be verified by the group photo taken at the end of each meeting. VCMs and other videoconference meetings are not always recorded to verify adherence to dress code, but there is a requirement to be on camera. This is a paid position, which also leads to financial dependence.

A member that is "plugged in" will be a part of multiple [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels. If that member is an MSC, they will be expected to check the following Telegram channels daily:

Official: [https://t.me/TheKevinTrudeauFanClubChannel The Official Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Channel] and variations in other languages, Discussion - Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) and variations in other languages, GIN Level V & Above, Virtual Chapter Meeting channels (at least one), GIN channels per state and country, GIN channels per major event (in English, German, French, Spanish, and Persian), and Training channels (depending on membership level)

If that member is also on the Volunteer Service Corp (VSC), they will be expected to check the other official channels daily too. For example, someone who is part of the Translations VSC would follow these official channels daily Translations Official VSC Channel, [Chat] Translations Official VSC, English Proofreading VSC, and/or [Chat] ENGLISH Proofreading VSC.

They are not expected to check the following unofficial Telegram channels, but may do so out of enthusiasm.

Unofficial: Book Club L5, Brothers and Sisters GIN FR23, GIN Elite Creators, GIN Members Book Club Mastermind, and TheKevinTrudeauChannel

It is also common for members to claim to work for Global Information Network on Facebook or LinkedIn even if they do not earn any income from GIN or if the amount they earn as an MSC is not enough to cover rent. Examples: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stopher-macdonald-07197726/?originalSubdomain=nz Stopher Macdonald]. A typical member is easy to spot on Facebook because they will have a profile photo of themselves from a black-tie banquet in front of a blue GIN background during a major weekend event or a profile photo of themself with Kevin Trudeau or other high-ranking GIN member. A typical member is easy to spot on LinkedIn because they will have a photo of themself with arms folded in front of a blank background, as recommended by [https://joelbauer.com Joel Bauer], and will use [[#Acronyms|GIN vocabulary]]. Example: [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin]

==== Office Staff ====
Even though MSCs adhere to strict rules, the core office staff adheres to even stricter rules because they initially lived with Kevin Trudeau. There are 17 office staff employees. The website designers, [https://www.ameeryasin.com/ Ameer Yasin] and Bernard Bury, have spoken on stage about how they were required to work days and evenings without a work-life balance. They are now IT Support and the Webmaster is now Erica Greg. One perk to being an office staff is that all member levels are free<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Conscience |first=Found My |date=2012 |title=I work for Kevin Trudeau's latest scam, The Global Information Network. AM(a)A! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1dsuob/i_work_for_kevin_trudeaus_latest_scam_the_global/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Reddit}}</ref>.

One unknown office staff member even posted on Reddit that he or she worked for GIN and knew it was a scam. When asked what was the worst about GIN the poster replied, "The worst would probably be taking money from people who are destitute now, thinking they could be rich following what he preaches. This keeps me up at night<ref name=":13" />."

Office staff must be organized with clean desks and may not have clutter. Every staff member must have a [[Sai Maa]] [https://shop-en-us.sai-maa.com/pages/sai-maa-tesla-device-faq#:~:text=The%20device%20is%20a%20metal%20can%20with%20plastic,technology%20based%20on%20the%20work%20of%20Nikola%20Tesla. Tesla Device]. They are allowed to have the following: graphs, scoreboards, office supplies, air filters, plants, GIN coasters from the GIN Store, [https://icelandicglacial.com/ Icelandic water], [[Technivorm|Moccamaster]] coffee, The Basic Books, [https://www.prioritymanagement.com/priority-planning Priority Manager], and [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems] products. They may also be [[#Member Support|Member Support Coaches (MSCs)]]. Kevin Trudeau announced that he would layoff some staff in the December 2, 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless because he needed that money to end his legal battles.

Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that if their offices are not neat Kevin Trudeau said he would turn the desks upside down. Their marital relationship is indicative of a problematic situation because Danielle Trudeau was Kevin Trudeau's employee, and her subordinates lived with both of them when their relationship began.

In the 2025 Family Reunion, Kevin Trudeau confirmed that staff members work on weekends until Trudeau’s bedtime even though they don’t get paid well. Interpreters are not paid.

=== Former Followers ===
Members see former followers as negative or evil and under bad influences. Personal contact is avoided. Bernie O'Mahony wrote on his site: "One thing I have found consistent with many people in GIN, many of whom were ‘friends’ until I quit, is the quickness of name-calling, slanderous comments and downright bitchiness! And that’s just the men!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Mahony |first=Bernie |date=31 December 2012 |title=Let's clear something up... |url=https://gintruth.com/gnt/Blog/Entries/2012/6/13_Lets_clear_something_up....html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=GINtruth}}</ref>

=== Political Beliefs ===
[[File:To Trump from Kevin 2017-02-06 at 3.46.22 PM.png|alt=Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon|thumb|433x433px|Screenshot of letter to Trump requesting a pardon]]
Politically, this is a right-leaning cult ([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]). When Kevin Trudeau was in prison, he wrote a letter to Trump for a presidential pardon. Even after the organization removed the MLM part of GIN, only one or two members wore masks at major events during the height of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] pandemic. The Leadership Weekend in 2025 was held at the [[Trump National Doral Miami|Trump National Doral]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]], even though Kevin Trudeau advertised it as just the "National Doral". Kevin Trudeau has called [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|RFK Jr.]] an “ally” on the 11 December 2024 episode of The Kevin Trudeau Show Limitless. The followers would mostly fall under the [https://www.hhs.gov/maha/index.html Make America Health Again (MAHA)] movement, which was criticized by John Oliver on [https://youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc?si=ZmyZpWtjDuqPeTx5 Last Week Tonight].

=== Religious Beliefs ===
As a religion it would be [[Monotheism|monotheistic]]-leaning with [[reincarnation]] beliefs with a bent toward [[Christianity]], since the Headquarters are in the [[United States|United States of America]] where that is the dominant religious culture, and Hinduism. For example, Kevin Trudeau will bless dinners. It supports meditation practices but denounces hypnosis. One can follow any other religion while simultaneously following GIN, but particularly supports [[Sai Maa]], a Hindu guru, who has been accused of being the leader of a [[cult]]. Kevin Trudeau encourages members to buy ''The Living Gita'' by [[Swami Satchidananda Saraswati|Swami Satchidananda]]'','' an English translation of the Bhagavad Gita. It acknowledges that some of its members may follow [[Islam]] but does not set aside times for [[Salah|prayer]].

Kevin Trudeau will use scriptural texts, such as The Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to emphasize that the reason why members should be his followers are so that they will receive what they seek.

Isaiah 1:19-20 says people should be "willing and obedient". The Bhagavad Gita says people should be "humble and open." Kevin Trudeau connects this with the "teachability index."

To give an example of what average people say about GIN, one user at Reddit claimed, "I went on a forum, and some people were bashing him... But others, others were losing their mind. Like he was Mohamed and someone had insulted the prophet<ref name=":13" />" and another person said, "my sister in law believes everything this guy says, like he's Jesus<ref name=":13" />." Ashwin Vidiyala said, "Just understand that throughout the ages, individuals who have affected change and have actually made a difference in the world have had to experience massive resistance-- Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the list goes on..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidiyala |first=Ashwin |date=2013 |title=Your Wish Is Your Command? - Kevin Trudeau? |url=https://www.warriorforum.com/mind-warriors/229401-your-wish-your-command-kevin-trudeau.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |website=Warrior Forum}}</ref>

Though not as common, some members also follow GIN and Landmark Worldwide or [[Ordo Templi Orientis]] simultaneously. A few members also have [[Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] or [[Raw foodism|raw foodist]] beliefs. The religious text is the Success Mastery Course and the Science of Personal Mastery Course. The Activation and Illumination Dictionary from the Science of Personal Mastery Course says, "The recording of 'Your Wish Is Your Command' seems holy for some people"<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Trudeau |first=Kevin |title=Activation and Illumination Dictionary |date=2023 |publisher=Kevin Trudeau |year=2023 |pages=162-190 |language=English}}</ref> under the entry for "Holy" and "A passage from sacred writings read in a service or worship"<ref name=":5" /> is under the entry for "Lesson."

Members are discouraged from being members of [[Twelve-step program|12 Step Programs]] if they have an addiction. However, nothing has been said against [[SMART Recovery|Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART)]].

GIN's other potential cult connections include the following: [https://www.ichingsystems.net I-Ching Systems], [[Landmark Worldwide]] (formerly Est), [[Sai Maa]], and [[Esther Hicks|Abraham-Hicks]].

== Criticisms ==
The strongest critics of GIN are as follows:

* “Cosmic Connie” hosts Whirled Musings, a satirical anti-scammer blog – She is somewhat different from the other detractors in that her blog has been in existence since 2006 and she is a never-Trumper. She started writing about Kevin Trudeau January 2009 and GIN later that year, the same year of its founding. She interviewed Peter Wink who worked for Joe Vitale and Kevin Trudeau and has access to GIN-related court documents.
* [https://www.facebook.com/abe.husein Mamdooh "Abe" Husein], "Mike Smith", who claims to have lost a large amount of money by investing in GIN - "Abe Husein is a former GIN member who has dedicated himself to exposing the group's inner workings."<ref name=":7" /> "In the years after he joined the club, he [Abe Hussein] was sued for debt. He failed to pay his taxes, and a lien was placed on his house."<ref name=":4" /> More recently he all but forgave Kevin and even expressed great admiration and respect for him.
* [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Leonard_Coldwell#GINTruth.com Bernie O'Mahony], who is behind GINTruth, is a former GIN member who left in 2012 and lives in Japan - He was a fan of Dr. "Leonard Coldwell" before he became his critic too. He is pro-Trump.
* [https://drleonardcoldwell.com/dr-leonard-coldwell-biography/ "Dr." Leonard Coldwell], birth name Bernd Klein, a former friend of Kevin Trudeau and former GIN speaker - He has voiced his opinions against Kevin Trudeau on [[Facebook]]. He claims to have a 92.3% "cancer cure rate". A few years ago he gave himself sole credit for Kevin's conviction and imprisonment.

Since GIN is a right-learning member organization, it is not surprising that former members and critics are mostly Trumpers.

Kevin Trudeau and GIN have also displayed [[Queer erasure|queerphobia]] (queermisia), [[Islamophobia]] (Islamomisia), [[ableism]], and [[racism]]. However, there is no Human Resources (HR) Department or Manager, so there is no one to whom one can report such matters. "Human Resources, without them how can you expect to run a successful nonprofit? Whether you are talking about board members, volunteers, full or part-time staff, understanding the regulations, policies and procedures to have in place is critical to remaining in legal compliance as well as having a happy, well-supported staff."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Human Resources - The Center for Nonprofit Resources |url=https://c4npr.org/getting-help/running-a-nonprofit/human-resources/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Center for Nonprofit Resources}}</ref>

[[Queer erasure|Queerphobic]]: GIN held its 2023 Summer Conference in C'oeur d'Alene, Idaho, after it passed anti-trans legislation through House Bills 421<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-LGBTQ+ Definitions of “Sex” and “Gender”: House Bill 421 Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-lgbtq%2B%20definitions%20of%20%E2%80%9Csex%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cgender%E2%80%9D%3A%20%20%20%20house%20bill%20421%20%282024%29%20fact%20sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and 538<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2024 |title=Anti-Trans Pronoun Law: House Bill 538 (2024) Fact Sheet |url=https://www.acluidaho.org/en/anti-trans-pronoun-law-house-bill-538-2024-fact-sheet |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=ACLU}}</ref> and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-camacho-1b90bb14/ Danielle Camacho] (now Danielle Trudeau), Member Support leader, said that talking about sexual orientation at the banquet is frowned upon in an MSC monthly Zoom call. In a Kevin Trudeau Fan Club (KTFC) Telegram channel, partners and followers discussed how people who are trans have a mental disorder.

[[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]]: There was no time given to pray during trainings during the 2024 Dream Weekend in Orlando, FL during Eid. In The Kevin Trudeau Show #11 on 5/1/24, Kevin Trudeau referred to someone as having a “towel on his head.” On the same episode, he compared Gaza to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and said it is delusional to think we can stop wars, completely missing the point.

[[Ableism|Ableist]]: Kevin Trudeau has said that the club is "for the able, to be more able" on the GIN Seminar and Rally on 14 December 2024. On 5 June 2023, during the GIN MSC audio training, KT changed his voice to make fun of unintelligent people. There is a requirement to be on time and to sit still for hours without fidget tools. Danielle Camacho (now Danielle Trudeau) said that oversharing is frowned on in an MSC monthly Zoom call. The acronyms SMC and MSC are confusing to those with dyslexia.

[[Racism|Racist]]: Kevin Trudeau blamed Indigenous Americans for violence when on stage and dug in more the next day after being asked to apologize.

There were 100 complaints filed with the FTC in 2012<ref name=":10" />.

"GIN is a scam. It needs to be investigated. And people are owed their money back."--Disgruntled consumer from Naples, FL<ref name=":10" />

Other criticisms from former members have been that if people leave GIN, they are not allowed to return until they have paid all back dues.

== Acronyms ==
GDW: Global Dream Weekend

GFR: Global Family Reunion

GIN: Global Information Network

GLW: Global Leadership Weekend

KT: Kevin Trudeau

KTFC: Kevin Trudeau Fan Club

KTRN: Kevin Trudeau Radio Network

LCM: Local Chapter Meeting

MDS: Member Development Series

MSC: Member Support Coach

MSMC: Mastering the Success Mastery Course

NT: NeoTech or NeoThink

SMC: Success Mastery Course

SPMC: Science of Personal Mastery Course

VCM: Virtual Chapter Meeting

VSC: Volunteer Support Corps

YWIYC: [[Your Wish Is Your Command (YWIYC)|''Your Wish Is Your Command'']]

== References ==
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== <ref name=":6" />Further reading or listening ==
Your Wish Is Your Command Guidebook: https://a.co/d/gkUShJC

El Sistema de la Élite: El sistema de éxito de 5 partes de la sociedades secretas (Spanish Edition): https://a.co/d/8JYhULp

The Kevin Trudeau Show Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kevin-trudeau-show/id1734311975

=== External link ===
Official Global Information Network site: https://www.globalinformationnetwork.com

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