Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Discipline,
Criminal
Jun. 3, 2022
Avenatti gets another 2½ year sentence in client theft case
The disgraced lawyer now must return to California to stand trial on charges he stole millions of dollars from other clients.
Avenatti gets another 21/2 year sentence in client theft case
Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to 21/2 more years in federal prison for stealing a $300,000 book advance from his client, the porn star known as Stormy Daniels.
The 51-year-old disbarred lawyer is already serving 21/2 years on another conviction for trying to extort $25 million from Nike Inc.
U.S. District Judge Je...
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