TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, known as the infomercial king and best-selling author, was ordered by a federal judge to serve 30 days in prison and must turn himself in Thursday.
“This was an attempt by Mr. Trudeau to harass, intimidate and influence the court,” said U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman, who was flooded with hundreds of “harassing, threatening and interfering” e-mails, locking up the judge’s e-mail system and shutting down his Blackberry for part of the day.
Last week, Gettleman found Trudeau in criminal contempt of court and nearly threw him in jail after Trudeau asked his supporters to e-mail a federal judge overseeing a pending civil case brought by the Federal Trade Commission.
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