Posted on 05/22/2019 2:21:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Michael Avenatti's legal troubles escalated on Wednesday as federal prosecutors announced new criminal charges accusing the lawyer and prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump of stealing from porn star Stormy Daniels and extorting Nike Inc.
Prosecutors accused Avenatti, 48, of stealing about $300,000 from Daniels, about half of which has not been repaid, after helping his former client secure a book contract.
They also said he has been indicted on previously announced charges that he tried to blackmail Nike out of more than $20 million by threatening to expose what he called the athletic wear company's improper payments to recruits for college basketball teams it sponsored.
The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in Manhattan.
Avenatti also faces dozens of charges in California, where prosecutors on April 11 accused him of stealing millions of dollars from clients to pay for personal and business expenses, and lying to the Internal Revenue Service and a Mississippi bank about his finances.
If convicted on all charges, Avenatti could face several hundred years in prison.
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If he gets 200 years that would work for me.
Guess she’s just not used to not getting paid when it happens!
Has the hag paid the money to Trump she was ordered to?
Put Julie Swetnick in the same cell with him.
This is the tip of the Avenatti iceberg.
Is he still planning to run for president? I’m sure the big money donors are lining up - NOT.
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