The federal charges he faces in Santa Ana starting this week stem from alleged thefts of client money, which the jury and judge may view much more seriously than his attempted extortion of Nike, some legal experts said.

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Manhattan, May 28, 2019. (New York Times News Service)

Michael Avenatti's second trial, starting this week in a federal court in Santa Ana, could bring significantly stiffer penalties if he is convicted than the sentence he received last week in New York.

The once high-flying Orange County plaintiffs' lawyer was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for an attempt to extort $20 million from Nike Inc. But the charges he faces in Santa Ana stem from alleged thefts of client money, which the jury and judge may view much more se...

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