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Posted on 04/11/2019 8:49:12 AM PDT by jazusamo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in a 36-count federal indictment alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, did not pay his taxes, committed bank fraud and lied in bankruptcy proceedings.
Avenatti, 48, was indicted late Wednesday by a Southern California grand jury on a raft of additional charges following his arrest last month in New York on two related counts and for allegedly trying to shake down Nike for up to $25 million.
The attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump said Thursday on Twitter that he will plead not guilty to the California charges.
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See you again in 60 years!
Mess with the best
Die like the rest.
Don’t leave that hanging over our heads.
Mike when you get to jail. Find the biggest guy and punch him. Then you won’t have to worry about jail time anymore.
I’m intrigued by the Feds’ seizure of his plane, registered co-ownership to Avenatti and an organization called Passport 420 LLC.
Google the phrase “Passport 420.”
420 is codespeak for maijuana.
Wouldn’t it be fun if Avenatti’s plane had been used for smuggling marijuana?
Marijuana is, of course, legal in some states-— as long as you pay the taxes.
Waiting for his tweet:
1. I am innocent of these charges,
2. I have paid every I owe,
3. I look forward to vindicating myself in court.
Lather, rinse, repeat,
4. Orange Man Bad.
Karma; she’s a real b**ch!
Yep, it’s not a stretch to suggest CPL may be involved in smuggling maryjane.
How to hell did he afford a 5 million dollar plane?
Democrats’ favorite lawyer . . .
He used extortion right before the election to get $130,000 from the President ,paid by his lawyer, representing a common whore on a false claim. NOW HE PAYS!!! BIG TIME!!
Throw away the key.
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The charges against him could result in decades in jail.
Some of them strike to the very heart of his privileges as an attorney - perjury before the court, and violating the attorney/client fiduciary responsibility, by stealing millions from a disabled client.
He must be permanently disbarred.
Read the indictment he stole the money.
Dude is a sociopath. That much has been obvious from the git go. It appears, as has been suspected for a while, that his whole PR schtick with Daniels was started because of his need to come up with mega dough $$$ to pay back all of the people whose money he “borrowed” to finance his lifestyle.
Attorneys are entrusted with other people’s money (clients, other lawyers at the firm, etc) all the time. That $$$ is supposed to be meticulously guarded and documented in trust accounts.
Many a lawyer has given in to the temptation to “borrow” the funds for personal use. There is no greater betrayal of interest as well as his oath for a lawyer.
This is pretty much an automatic disbarment offense with all of the state bar associations - even if the amount was a fraction of what this fellow allegedly took....
... and then, of course, it can lead to “switching sides” of the court room table, as in this case ....
... dude is toast. The Feds don’t file this many charges in this type of case if there isn’t a Mt Everest of evidence ...
... this kind of case ain’t gonna turn on the interpretation of some arcane securities regulation... its plain theft and failure to pay taxes ... and no juror likes to see that ..
Agreed...Looks like his days of freedom are very limited, wouldn’t be surprised to see him skip the country if he has any ill gotten gains remaining.
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