Posted on 03/25/2019 11:42:12 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Attorney Michael Avenatti has been arrested on federal wire and bank fraud charges, authorities announced Monday.
The charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California.
Avenatti, 48, of Century City, was arrested Monday on a two-count felony complaint alleged wire fraud and bank fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Nicola Hanna.
Avenatti also was arrested in a separate federal case filed in New York, he was accused of threatening to use his ability to get publicity to harm Nike. Prosecutors say he demanded that the apparel company give him $10 million.
If convicted on both charges, Avenatti would face up to 50 years in federal prison.
At a news conference Monday morning, federal prosecutors said Avenatti’s alleged financial crimes funded a “lavish lifestyle” that included more than $200,000 in monthly expenditures and owning a $5 million home in Laguna Beach.
According to prosecutors, Avenatti negotiated a settlement which called for $1.6 million in settlement money to be paid on January 10, 2018, but then gave the client a bogus settlement agreement with a false payment date of March 10, 2018.
The criminal complaint alleges Avenatti misappropriated his client’s settlement money and used it to pay expenses for his coffee business, Global Baristas US LLC, which operated Tully’s Coffee stores in California and Washington state, as well as for his own expenses.
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. . . or cut Jesse in on part of the take . . . he got greedy and wanted it all to himself
Remember this?...Kavanaugh “rape victim” was represented by Avenatti
Avenatti Disaster: Gang Rape Accuser’s Boyfriend Just Blew Her Credibility Apart
The ex-boyfriend of Julie Swetnick, the woman who made the bizarre allegations this week that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh participated in gang rapes, says Swetnick is not credible and claims he has evidence to prove it.
The ex-boyfriend is 63-year-old Richard Vinneccy, a registered Democrat.
Vinneccy told Politico that he dated Swetnick for four years, but in 2001, Vinneccy ordered a petition for injunction against her because she was clearly unstable.
“Right after I broke up with her, she was threatening my family, threatening my wife and threatening to do harm to my baby at that time,” Vinneccy told Politico.
“She’s not credible at all,” he said. “Not at all.”
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Vinneccy also said he can prove she lied about her accusation.
“I have a lot of facts, evidence, that what she’s saying is not true at all,” he said.
Swetnick’s bizarre accusations were published on Twitter by her attorney, Michael Avenatti. The accusations include Kavanaugh spiking drinks at parties and engaging in gang-rape activities.
Her accusations go back as early as 1980, which would have made Kavanaugh 15 at the time.
Below is my correspondence to Mr. Davis of moments ago, together with a sworn declaration from my client. We demand an immediate FBI investigation into the allegations. Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and complete investigation. pic.twitter.com/QHbHBbbfbE
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 26, 2018
Avenatti was not happy to hear about his client’s ex-boyfriend.
“I am disgusted by the fact that the press is attacking a sexual assault victim,” he said.
For some reason, Avenatti claimed to not know about the restraining order filed by Vinneccy despite previously claiming he had vetted her.
“I don’t know one way or another,” he said when asked if he knew about the restraining order.
A more cynical person might think Avenatti knew about the restraining order but hoped that Vinneccy would never come forward.
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Now the cat is out of the bag and Avenatti’s first instinct is to use the weak defense of claiming Vinneccy is “victim blaming.”
However, it’s not “victim blaming” if Vinneccy really does have evidence to prove there was no “victim” to begin with.
We don’t know for sure if Vinneccy has the evidence he claims he does, but we’ll find out after he is able to speak with an attorney.
“I would rather speak to my attorney first before saying more,” Vinneccy said.
Vinneccy’s claims doesn’t bode well for Swetnick’s “gang rape” allegations.
Dennis Miller tweeted that Today reminds him of the Baptism scene in The Godfather and Michael Avenatti is playing the part of Moe Green...
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Sorry. I forgot the sarcasm tag.
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